Personal Support Worker - Scarborough, ON (LMIA)

AI Summary

This Personal Support Worker role in Scarborough, Ontario, with ANTONIO AYUSON involves providing bedside and personal care, light housekeeping, and meal preparation in a client's home. Candidates need a Personal Support Worker Certificate, CPR, and First Aid certification. Experience is considered an asset for this position.

About the Role

This position requires working in an employer's or client's home, which is a non-smoking environment. The role involves supporting adults and the elderly, catering to both females and males. Physical demands include bending, crouching, kneeling, and handling weights up to 9 kg (20 lbs), with tasks requiring a combination of sitting, standing, and walking. Key personal attributes for success include punctuality, dependability, flexibility, and patience. Employment terms offer various options including early morning, evening, morning, night, day, and weekend shifts.

Key Responsibilities

The Personal Support Worker will administer bedside and personal care, assist clients with regular exercise such as walking, and provide feeding assistance. Duties also include laundering clothing and household linens, mending items, and performing light housekeeping and cleaning tasks. Providing companionship, shopping for food and household supplies, and preparing and serving nutritious meals, including Canadian and Filipino cuisine, are also core responsibilities.

Requirements

Candidates should possess an other trades certificate or diploma, or equivalent experience. Required certifications include a CPR Certificate, a First Aid Certificate, and a Personal Support Worker Certificate. While experience is considered an asset, it is not strictly mandatory. The language requirement for this position is English. Security and safety measures include a criminal record check and reference requirements.

Why this job suits newcomers

This job posting is LMIA-positive, indicating it supports a work permit application for international candidates. The employer actively participates in initiatives to support newcomers and refugees, including assistance with foreign credential recognition. Scarborough is a well-established settlement city for newcomers to Canada.