Live-in caregiver – persons with disabilities
Christine Monge
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Room and board provided
- Work in employer’s/client’s home
- Employer’s home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- Change non-sterile dressings
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Cook
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Females
- Infant (3 months – 11 months)
- Kindergarten age (4 – 5 years)
- Males
- Newborn (including expecting mother)
- Persons with a disability
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- School age (6 – 12 years)
- Toddler to pre-school (1 – 3 years)
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Patience
- Honesty
- Ability to multitask
Benefits
Other benefits
- Travel insurance