Employment Information
- Post ID: 798099599
- Open Date: October 15, 2025
- Close Date: December 16, 2025 (open for 61 days)
- Organization: L'Arche Halifax
- Sector: Childcare & Caregiving
- Business Location:Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Total Views: 608
- Ad Active Duration: 7 calendar days (6 business days)
- Last Updated: 1 week ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/nova-scotia/halifax/798099599/home-care-worker/
Job Details
- Experience: 1 month - 7 months
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $18.24 to $20.58 per hour (To be negotiated) / 40 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: College certificate or diploma more than 2 years
Job Description
Tasks
- Administer bedside and personal care
- 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
- Plan therapeutic diets and menus
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Housekeeping activities
- Food preparation
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Adults
- Females
- Males
- Persons with a disability
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Community disability studies Certificate
- Core competencies for public health in Canada Course
- Developmental services worker (DSW) Training
- Mandt System training
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
- Medication Administration Certificate
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available