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Exciting and unique Personal Care Aide Position
Are you a team player who is interested in gaining on the job training from someone who cares deeply for a better world? If so, this care aide position is made for you.
A quadriplegic woman seeks a conscientious, trustworthy, energetic, and most of all dependable person to assist her in her daily activities that include personal care and assisting with a variety of duties and skills.
The Care Aide position in private homecare starts immediately and is part time. It entails approximately 10-15 variable hours per week especially during evening hours and weekends.
Required Skills
Ability to lift
A valid Canadian Driver's license
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Office work expertise an asset
Basic computer knowledge and ability to work
with programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel,
Google Drive
Ability to compile and write meeting notes and
minutes
Filing and organization of computer documents
Position Assets
PCW accreditation
Seeking part time employment
Residing in Uplands
Attending a secondary education institution,
Nursing students most welcome
ONLY APPLICATIONS FROM WITHIN CANADA WILL BE ACCEPTED
SASKATCHEWAN HEALTH EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE POSITION.
APPLICATIONS THAT ONLY CONTAIN AN ATTACHMENT ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
- Not Applicable
Additional Skills
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
Specific Skills
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
Work Setting
- Home care and visiting care agency
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check