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Provide companionship to elderly woman. Help her shop for food and household supplies. Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties, including laundering clothes and linens. Assit her with personal care including bathing and other aspects of personal hygeine. Assist her in regular exercise, e.g. walks. Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Specific Skills
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Provide personal care
- Provide companionship
- Prepare, cook and serve meals
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Drive household vehicle
- Collect specimens
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Administer medications
- Assist clients to walk
- Aid clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Type of Clientele
- Seniors
- Female
- Elderly
Work Location Information
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Room and board provided
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Immunization records
- Tuberculosis test