44101
Canada Good
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations, provide personal care and companionship for seniors, persons with disabilities and convalescent clients. They provide care in the client's residence, where they may also reside. They are employed by home care and support agencies, private households, or they may be self-employed.
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Salary Information
National wage data for this occupation
Entry-level
CA$16.00
/hr
Typical
CA$20.50
/hr
Experienced
CA$27.00
/hr
Average: CA$21.34/hr
65.7% of workers in this occupation receive non-wage benefits
Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.
Examples
Illustrative Examples
- attendant for persons with disabilities - home care
- family caregiver
- home support worker
- live-in caregiver
- live-in caregiver - seniors
- personal aide - home support
- personal care attendant - home care
- respite worker - home support
All Examples
- attendant for persons with a visual impairment - home care
- attendant for persons with disabilities - home care
- client care attendant - home care
- companion
- domestic helper
- doula
- family caregiver
- family worker - home care
- home health care worker
- home helper
- home support attendant
- home support worker
- home-care worker
- homemaker
- live-in caregiver
- live-in caregiver - persons with disabilities
- live-in caregiver - seniors
- personal aide - home support
- personal assistant - home care
- personal care aide - home care
- personal care attendant - home care
- personal care provider - home care
- personal support aide - home aide
- personal support worker - home support
- respite worker - home support
- teaching homemaker
- visiting homemaker
Main Duties
Main Duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Provide care and companionship for individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, convalescence or family disruption
- Administer bedside and personal care to clients such as aid in ambulation, bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing and undressing
- Plan and prepare meals and special diets, and feed or assist in feeding clients
- May perform routine health-related duties such as changing non-sterile dressings, assisting in the administration of medications and collecting specimens under the general direction of home care agency supervisor or nurse
- May perform routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds.
Requirements
Employment Requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
- Home management experience may be required.
- College or other courses in home support may be required.
- First aid certification may be required.
- Completion of a training program in care of the elderly, care of persons with disabilities, convalescent care or in a related field may be required.