Summary Attendant For Persons With Disabilities - Home Care in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
Find key facts and figures about working as an attendant for persons with disabilities - home care. The following information is applicable to all Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101).
Description
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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Requirements
High school or specific training
This occupation usually requires a secondary school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training.
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Wages
$22.00/hour
Median wage in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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Prospects
Moderate
The job prospects are fair in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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Jobs
31 jobs
advertised in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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Competencies
- Oral Communication: Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordinating
- Instructing
- Monitoring
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