live-in caregiver - persons with disabilities

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
• Room and board provided
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Employer's home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Feed or assist in feeding
• 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
• Cook
• Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
• Tend to emotional well-being of children
• Supervise and care for children
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
• Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
• Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents

Experience and specialization

Target audience

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

Experience with special needs children

• Children with a mental health disability
• Children with allergies
• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Patience

Benefits

Other benefits

• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)