Live-In Caregiver - Persons With Disabilities Posted on Feb 06, 2018 by Nicholas Good
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Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $17.00 hourly
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Work Hours 30 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2 Vacancies
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Closing Date Apr 29, 2018
Employer
Nicholas Good
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Health Care Aide Certificate
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Weight Handling
Between 81 and 100 kg (177-220 lbs)
Specific Skills
- Provide personal care
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Change non-sterile dressings
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Target Audience
Persons with physical disabilities
Security and Safety
Reference required
Work Site Environment
Non-smoking
Transportation/Travel Information
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel overnight
- Public transportation is available
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
Work Location Information
Work in employer's/client's home
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- 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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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.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
- 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.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.