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Personal Support Worker - Home Support
Posted on Mar 01, 2021 by Fatema Rizvi
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Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $18.65 hourly
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Work Hours 30 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Apr 27, 2021
Employer
Fatema Rizvi
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Other Languages
Urdu
Language Pairs
Urdu/English
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Cuisine Specialties
East Indian
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Weight Handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Specific Skills
- Provide personal care
- Provide companionship
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Target Audience
- Elderly
- Persons with a disability
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
Work Site Environment
Non-smoking
Transportation/Travel Information
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Public transportation is available
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Location Information
Work in employer's/client's home
Personal Suitability
- Flexibility
- Client focus
- Dependability
- 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.
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
- 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 is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
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