attendant for persons with disabilities - home care

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• or equivalent experience
• Early childhood education and teaching

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Asset languages

• Spanish

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Employer's home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook
• Drive employers (including family members) to and from destination
• Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Help children with homework
• Develop individualized education and intervention plans based on special needs of client to facilitate their readaptation and independence objectives
• Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
• Synthesize the overall situation of the children and communicate the information to the parents
• Follow parents’ lead with toilet training

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• School age (6 - 12 years)

Work experience with special needs students

• Children with an intellectual disability
• Assistance with lifting students
• Assistance with communication

Experience with special needs children

• Assistance with mobility
• Children with behavioural issues
• Autistic children
• Children with learning disabilities
• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Walking
• Bicycling

Weight handling

• Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available