Personal Support Worker - Home Support
Posted on Feb 08, 2021 by Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre of Calgary (DDRC)
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Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $18.15 hourly
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Work Hours 30 to 264 hours per month
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Position Casual Part Time
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Vacancies 5 Vacancies
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Closing Date Mar 10, 2021
Employer
Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre of Calgary (DDRC)
Languages
English
Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Specific Skills
- Provide personal care
- Provide companionship
- 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
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Young adults
- Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
- Terminally ill
- School age (6 - 12 years)
- Over 12 years
- Elderly
- Convalescent
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with a disability
- Females
- Males
- Kindergarten age (4 - 5 years)
Security and Safety
- Child welfare check
- Criminal record check
Transportation/Travel Information
Public transportation is available
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Location Information
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Urban area
- Various locations
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Organized
- Punctuality
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
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- 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
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