personal support worker – home support – GEMMA BASIT – Coquitlam, BC Full Time

Weight Handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Work Setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment

Specific Skills

• Shop for food and household supplies
• Provide personal care
• Provide companionship
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Mend clothing and linens
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder)
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Administer medications
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene

Target Audience

• Elderly
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Persons with a disability
• Females

Security and Safety

• Medical exam

Work Site Environment

• Non-smoking

Transportation/Travel Information

• Public transportation is available

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• 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
• Staff accommodation available
• Room and board provided

Personal Suitability

• Initiative
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Excellent oral communication
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Organized
• Punctuality