Personal Support Worker (PSW)
Core
Provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living (bathing, toileting, skincare, light meal preparation, feeding) in personal residences or facilities.
Role type
Personal Support Worker (PSW)
Builds
In-home or facility-based care for patients recovering from acute illness or aging
Domain
Healthcare / Elderly Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Physical ability to lift 23 kg, stand, bend, walk, crouch, kneel, reposition clients, provide personal care, administer basic care tasks
Preferred skills
Additional language skills
Technologies
Standard First Aid, Level C CPR
Responsibilities
Provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, assess and respond to changing patient needs, travel within assigned region between patients' residences or facilities
Seniority
Entry-level / Student / Internationally licensed