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Live-In Caregiver - Seniors

Employer

1512522

Date Posted

November 18, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Chestermere, AB
  • Earnings $17.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Dec 16, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

1512522

Languages

English

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

Non-smoking

Work setting

Work in employer's/client's home

Tasks

  • Care for pets
  • Administer medications
  • Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
  • Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
  • Feed or assist in feeding
  • Launder clothing and household linens
  • Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
  • Provide companionship
  • Shop for food and household supplies
  • Prepare and serve nutritious meals
  • Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • CPR Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Personal Support Worker Certificate

Target audience

  • Elderly
  • Females
  • Persons with a disability
  • Persons with physical disabilities

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Overtime required
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting
  • Walking

Weight handling

Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Punctuality
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Patience
  • Honesty

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Live-In Caregiver - Seniors is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Visiting Homemakers
SOCIAL

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

Interest in compiling information to maintain client files and plan meals and special diets

objective

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

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

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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