Home Support Worker

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
• Room and board provided
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Willing to relocate

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Collect specimens
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook
• Administer first-aid and other assistance

Target audience

• Elderly
• Females

Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

• Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

Languages: English

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty

Who can apply

• a Canadian citizen
• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit