Posted 10 months ago
Companion
@ Spectrum Health Care
Hamilton, Ontario
Overview
Spectrum Health Care is hiring casual part-time Companions in Hamilton at $17.60 per hour. The role provides companionship, basic meal preparation and light housekeeping for medically stable patients, plus respite care while primary caregivers are away. Travel between client residences within an assigned region is required.
Pay:
$17.60 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Provide companionship and basic household tasks for medically stable patients
- Perform meal preparation and light housekeeping
- Provide respite care while primary caregivers are out
- Monitor patient abilities, diagnoses, diet and special needs
- Travel between client residences within a region
Requirements summary:
- Compassionate, passionate about helping others
- Caring, courteous and tactful communication
- Valid Vulnerable Sector Police Check
- TB test within 6 months and updated immunization record
- Other languages an asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · smartrecruiters
- Employer posting date
- 2026-01-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Home, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer none |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector |
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Spectrum Health Care
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Full company description
A proudly Canadian company with over 40 years of experience, Spectrum Health Care delivers a standard of care and a level of service that is reliable, trusted and unsurpassed in quality. Spectrum Health Care is a leading provider of innovative home health care, senior companionship services and specialized services in Ontario and Quebec.
- LinkedIn followers
- 5,782
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 703
- Reported office locations
- 2 Bloor Street East, Suite 2101, Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A8, CA
- Business categories
- Hospital
- Health Care
- Other recorded names
- Spectrum Health Care
- Spectrum Health Care (SHC)
- Specialties
- Nursing
- Homemaking
- Personal Support
- Foot Care
- and Corporate Wellness
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
A proudly Canadian company with over 40 years of experience, Spectrum Health Care delivers a standard of care and a level of service that is reliable, trusted and unsurpassed in quality. Spectrum Health Care is a leading provider of innovative home health care, senior companionship services and specialized services in Ontario and Quebec.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Partnership |
| Specialties | NursingHomemakingPersonal SupportFoot Careand Corporate Wellness |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 143 |
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Company Description
We are currently hiring casual Companions at $17.60/hour in Hamilton.
At Spectrum Health Care our mission is re-imagining home care for clients and families to provide products and services they need, whenever care is required, delivered by the most qualified and compassionate staff.
Our people are the cornerstone of our business. By joining Spectrum Health Care you will be part of one of Canada’s Best Managed companies and a committed member of a team of highly skilled healthcare professionals.
Job Description
- Provide companionship and basic household tasks for medically stable patients under the direction of a Home Support Supervisor.
- Perform basic meal preparation and light housekeeping duties such as washing dishes, taking out the garbage, doing client’s laundry. Sweeping and vacuuming within the client’s immediate living area may be required.
- Provide respite for medically stable patients while the primary caregiver is out of the home.
- Maintain awareness of patient’s abilities, current diagnosis made by medical professionals, diet, personal interests and special needs
- Requires travel within assigned region between patients’ residences or facilities
Qualifications
- Compassionate individual with a passion for helping others
- Ability to interact with others in a caring, courteous and tactful manner
- Ability to speak other languages is considered an asset
- Valid Vulnerable Sector Police Check and TB Test (within 6 months) as a condition of employment
- TB Test (Within 1 year) and updated immunization record
Additional Information
This position is a current vacancy
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