Start Date: to begin August 1, 2021 with a couple of training days the last week of July 2021.
Job Description:
Looking for someone to assist a deafblind senior lady “start her day”, each morning (7 days a week). Schedule is typically 2-3 hours per day, usually 7am-9:30am, with some variation, depending on additional tasks and appointments. Total hours per month ~80. The senior lady is Burnaby based. The client prefers Hearing but professional qualifications are the most important so qualified Deaf please apply.
Wages to be determined, based on skills and experience.
Required Skills:
- -Fluency in ASL, using hands-on communication.
- – Familiarity with assisting/guiding a Deafblind senior
- -Ability to assist the client in her health and medication regime.
- – A vehicle to transport the client (and walker) to and from doctor/dentist appointments, etc..
- – Liason between staff in the assisted living home, client and client’s family.
- – Discretion, and the ability to keep confidentiality.
- – Knowledge of how the aging process and deteriorating vision affect a person’s personality would be an asset.
If interested, please contact Kerry I by text/phone at 604-240-9075
