Personal Support Aide- Home Support | |
| Job ID | NCW000647 |
| Company | Amacare Inc. |
| Location | Markham |
| Province | Ontario |
| Date Posted | 2020-07-16 |
| Posted Until | 2021-01-12 |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Job Category | Health Care |
| Description | |
| A professional family in Markham, ON requires an experienced local Caregiver/Personal Support Aide - Home Support with recent, relevant eldercare work experience and good and verifiable references for providing care to a senior gentleman with Parkinson’s (and dementia) who requires Assistance with his Mobility and with Activities of Daily Living. Employers: S. Sambasivam & S. Nadesan Major Intersection: 16th Avenue & Donald Cousens Rd. Work Starts at: 8 AM each day (non negotiable) as this is when the Employers need the Caregiver to start. Split Shifts: 8 AM to 11 AM and again from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Days Off: Saturday & Sunday (Or as per Employer’s requirement) Optional Accommodation: Free furnished room (with a lock on the door for privacy) and all meals free available at no charge on a live-in basis. * Please Note: This is not a condition of employment. Eldercare Duties & Responsibilities: - Supervise and care for Senior gentleman when Employers are at work - Prepare and ensure that he has his breakfast and healthy snacks and meals. - Provide Care and Companionship, assist with Activities of Daily Living and escort to doctor’s appointments and activities when required. - Cook simple meal as per dietary requirements - Tend to emotional well-being of senior. - Perform light housekeeping chores around senior’s needs and do senior’s laundry. - Assume full responsibility for household in absence of Employers. - Keep senior’s living areas neat and clean, safe, hygienic and organized. - Assist senior with mobility. | |
| Start Date | As soon as possible |
| Salary | $16.50 To $18.00 Per Hour For 30 Hours Per Week |
| Credentials | A First Aid/CPR Certification would be nice-to-have but is not a requirement. |
| Education Requirements | Must have completed and obtained Canadian High School Diploma or have obtained equivalent education from elsewhere. |
| Essential Skills | -Must be competent at assisting Senior with his Activities of Daily Living, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, cooking simple, healthy meals for him. -Must be able to able to tend to emotional well-being of senior and provide care and companionship. |
| Experience | Minimum of one year of full time, relevant, paid work experience as a Caregiver/Personal Support Worker- Home Caregiver for Seniors within the last three years. |
| Languages | -Must be fluent in English. |
| Weight Handling | Up to 10 kgs. |
| Work Settings | -Urban setting -Work in employers’ home. |
| Additional Skills | -Must be warm, loving, caring and competent at caring for a physically-challenged senior who has Parkinson’s and dementia. -Must have good interpersonal and communication skills. -Must be Honest, Trustworthy, reliable, punctual, flexible and have initiative. |
| Other | -Indigenous Persons and Newcomers to Canada are encouraged to apply. |
| How To Apply | Please send your detailed and updated resume with a recent Police Clearance and verifiable references to: ssam2173@yahoo.com Indigenous Persons and Newcomers to Canada are encouraged to apply. |
