The salary range for this position is CAD $22.51 - $24.08 / hour
Job Summary
Do you want a career that gives back to the community? The Indigenous Home Attendant position provides care directly to community members through supporting everyday needs. Whether it’s helping with cleaning, meal planning or getting outside, you’ll be able to positively help a client’s day, every day.
For this position, we also want to highlight that First Nations, Inuit, Métis ancestry is regarded as directly relevant to the skills and knowledge for excellence in this position, as the position provides care directly to local community members at Seabird Island and Stó:lō Nation.
Providing culturally safe care is a priority and a requirement to be successful in the position.
What you’ll be responsible for:
- Promoting physical, emotional, cultural, social, and spiritual well-being.
- Setting up supplies and equipment for CHW and assist with clean up.
- Providing companionship and/or home-based leisure/ meaningful respite activities.
- Assisting with and accompanying the client for mealtime activities.
- Light housekeeping
- Washing, drying, and folding laundry
What you bring to the role:
- A Completion of Grade 12
- A Class V Driver’s License and access to personal vehicle.
- Food Safe is an asset, but online training will be provided.
What to expect during your first week?
You’ll be attending a 3 day orientation: one day at Seabird Island, one day at Stó:lō nation and an administration day. There will be policy driven learning and online learning within the first few days!
Where and when you’ll be working:
In the position, you’ll be providing care to the Stó:lō and Seabird Island nations. You’ll be travelling to and from clientele’s homes within the communities. Shifts are scheduled between the hours of 7am and 11pm based on community need.
Why work for Fraser Health?
Joining the Fraser Health team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.
Who you’ll be working with:
You’ll be working with a multi-disciplinary team that coordinates and delivers on a care plan In the position, you’ll work with your supervisor to deliver on Fraser Health’s Mission of “Better health. Best in health care”.
Multiple Positions Available*
Detailed Overview
As part of a multidisciplinary health care team, the Community Health Worker 1 supports client independence and promotes a safe work environment by providing assistance with various housekeeping duties and activities outlined in the care plan. Travel is a requirement of this position. Transportation arrangements must meet the operational requirements of FH in accordance with the service assignment and require the use of a personal vehicle and Valid BC Driver's License.
Responsibilities
- Observes clients and their environments, and reports behavioural, physical, and/or cognitive changes as well as unsafe conditions to supervisor.
- Participates in staff meetings, quality improvement initiatives, committees and in-services, and maintains up-to-date knowledge through involvement in appropriate work-related continuing education, as required by Fraser Health.
- Completes and maintains related records and documentation such as communication books and progress reports.
As per care plan:
- Performs housekeeping duties such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming, dusting, washing dishes, laundry, bed linen changes and emptying garbage.
- Plans, prepares, and serves meals; provides assistance with clean up after meals.
- Assists with ordering and receiving groceries.
- Supports set up and clean up pre and post personal care performed by Community Health Worker 2 or caregiver, by performing duties such as ensuring towels, soap, etc. are readily available for bathing.
- Promotes a safe and healthy working environment by observing routine precautions and infection control procedures, removing obvious hazards related to safety, reporting faulty equipment, accidents, injuries and near misses, and adhering to rules regarding safety.
- Demonstrates methods and provides basic information to clients in relation to housekeeping, grocery shopping, meal planning and preparation, leisure activities etc.
- Provides short-term respite in the home, by performing duties such as sitting, socializing and engaging with clients in therapeutic activities (Strategies & Actions for Independent Living/SAIL exercises)
- Provides companionship by performing home based leisure activities with the client, such as engaging in conversation, reading with/or to the client, playing board games and/or card games.
- Performs other related duties as assigned within the parameters of the Home Support Guidelines.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Grade 12.
- Class V BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle with appropriate business insurance coverage.
- FoodSafe.
- Recent, related experience of three months.
- Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Or other Qualifications determined to be reasonable and relevant to the level of work.
Skills and Abilities
- Home management skills.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to work independently and in cooperation with others.
- Ability to operate related equipment and technology (iPhones, computers).
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to organize and prioritize.
- Ability to observe and recognize changes in clients.
About Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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