Job Description
Caregiver for 40 year old quadriplegic male
- Day, Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Night, On Call, Shift, Weekend
Work setting
- Staff accommodation provided
- Work in employer's/client's home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Care for pets
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder)
- Change non-sterile dressings
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Provide personal care
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Persons with physical disabilities
Additional information
Security and safety
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Public transportation is available
- Willing to travel overnight
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
- Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)
- Between 81 and 100 kg (177-220 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability