home support worker
Posted on August 07, 2026 by a representative of Employer details Private Household
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Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. 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. Employer's home. Tasks: Care for pets. Administer bedside and personal care. Administer medications. Assist clients in water (i.e. pool). Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene. Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk. 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. Cook. Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Certificate of Conduct. Personal Support Worker Certificate. Target audience: Adults. Elderly. Males. Persons with physical disabilities. Experience with special needs children: Assistance with mobility. Security and safety: Criminal record check. Reference required. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Repetitive tasks. Personal suitability: Punctuality. Client focus. Dependability. Efficient interpersonal skills. Excellent oral communication. Flexibility. Initiative. Judgement. Organized. Reliability. Team player. Patience. Honesty. Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?. Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?. Are you currently a student?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?. Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?. Employment terms options: Early morning. Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year. Employment terms options: Evening. Flexible hours. Morning. Day. Support for newcomers and refugees: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees. Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.). Support for Indigenous people: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people. Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Supports for visible minorities: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities. Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).- Location Chatham, ONN7M 0R1
- Work location On site
- Salary$18.00 to $22.00HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment Term or contractFull time
- Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Flexible hours
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source Job Bank #3640384
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
On site
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
- Employer's home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Care for pets
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Administer medications
- Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- 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
- Cook
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Certificate of Conduct
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Adults
- Elderly
- Males
- Persons with physical disabilities
Experience with special needs children
- Assistance with mobility
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Repetitive tasks
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
- Honesty
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
Who can apply for this job?
You can apply if you are:
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.
Advertised until
2026-08-28
Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.
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