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Live-In Caregiver - Persons With Disabilities
Employer
Matthew GustafsonDate Posted
June 15, 2022Languages
English-
Location Red Deer, AB
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Earnings $18.50 to $20.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 36 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Jul 15, 2022
Employer
Matthew Gustafson
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Personal Support Worker Certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Additional Skills
Care for pets
Weight Handling
Between 81 and 100 kg (177-220 lbs)
Work Setting
Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
Specific Skills
- Provide personal care
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Administer medications
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Target Audience
- Adults
- Persons with a disability
- Females
- Males
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
Work Site Environment
Non-smoking
Transportation/Travel Information
- Willing to travel regularly
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Public transportation is available
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Location Information
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Room and board provided
- Urban area
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Punctuality
Health benefits
Health care plan
Financial benefits
Bonus
Other benefits
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options
- Free parking available
- Transportation provided by employer
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
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Interest Codes
- SOCIAL
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Interest in serving - assisting clients by administering bedside and personal care such as aid in walking, bathing, personal hygiene and dressing and undressing; by feeding or assisting in feeding clients; and in demonstrating infant care to new parents
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information to maintain client files and plan meals and special diets
- objective
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Interest in handling the preparation of meals and special diets; may perform routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds; may perform routine health-related duties such as change non-sterile dressings, administer medications and collect specimens under the direction of a home-care agency supervisor or nurse
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
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