Job location – Pitt Meadows, BC
Here’s what we need from you:
• A kind and empathetic person who enjoys working with the elderly
• A caring heart and patience, with a genuine desire to maintain health and build good relationships
• Excellent teamwork and critical thinking, able to solve problems and think on your feet
• The desire and ability to maintain honest, direct and respectful relationships
• A wide range of interests to engage in conversation
• Good written and verbal English skills
• Flexibility to cover extra shifts as and when a colleague is unavailable
• Residency or valid work permit, and located in the Lower Mainland
• First Aid & CPR Certificate an asset
• Valid Criminal record check
• Positive references and pre-employment verification checks
• Comfortable with text and/or email
Duties & Responsibilities will vary daily.
• Personal Care – must be comfortable with helping with bathing, dressing and grooming
• Monitoring medical conditions, administering medication, following treatment plan
• Assistance with walking, mobility support and activities for maintaining physical health
• Acting as a companion to the patient. Supporting social interaction and plan outings to keep the patient active
• Planning & preparing healthy meals
• Housekeeping
• Organizing and/or attending activities, appointments or errands
Salary: 21.00 per hour plus 4% vacation pay.
Location: Pitt Meadows / Work in employer’s home. Parking and Transit accessible.
As an employer, we promote equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada
