Skills and Experience Requirements:
Education:
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate required
- Health Care Aide certification or equivalent is an asset
Experience (Required): Minimum 1 year of recent (within the last 3 years) hands-on caregiving experience
Experience must include direct, ongoing responsibility for:
- Personal care (bathing, toileting, dressing)
- Transfers and mobility support
- Experience must involve clients who are fully or highly dependent
- Experience (Strong Assets):
- Experience using mechanical lifts
- Experience with G-tube feeding
- Experience supporting individuals with complex physical disabilities
- Experience supporting non-verbal communication methods
Additional Requirements:
- Experience must be hands-on and substantive; observational placements or short-term training alone will not be considered
- Physically capable of performing caregiving duties, including transfers
- Ability to work independently and follow detailed care plans
- Strong observation and communication skills
- Reliable, patient, and compassionate
Due to the intimate nature of personal care provided in this position, including assistance with bathing, toileting, dressing, menstrual care, and other personal care activities for an adult female, preference will be given to female applicants as a bona fide occupational requirement.
Eligibility:
All applicants legally entitled to work in Canada are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.00-$25.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- Are you legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have at least one year of recent (within the last three years) hands-on caregiving experience with some with disabilities?
- This position involves providing intimate personal care to an adult female, including bathing, dressing, toileting, and menstrual care. Are you comfortable providing this level of personal care?
- Which of the following have you provided independently as part of your caregiving duties? Indicate which ones you have experience with.
☐ Bathing and personal hygiene
☐ Toileting and continence care
☐ Dressing and grooming
☐ Transfers and mobility support
☐ Mechanical lift transfers
☐ G-tube feeding
☐ Medication administration
☐ None of the above
- Which shifts would you be interested in working - overnight; afternoon/evening; weekends? Note: There are no day time hours from Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Work Location: In person
