Health Care Aide

Company Description

Hudson Home Care & Staffing provides personalized in-home care for seniors and adults across Greater Victoria, British Columbia, helping clients remain comfortable and supported in their own homes. Care is delivered with respect for each person’s independence, dignity, and personal choices. Services range from companionship, home support, and personal care to respite, palliative, and specialized dementia care, including support for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. The team also assists with meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, mobility, and daily routines, and offers nursing services such as medication administration and wound care. Hudson Home Care focuses on thoughtful caregiver matching, continuity of care, and clear communication with families, offering both occasional visits and ongoing support grounded in kindness and dependable care.

• Role Description

We are seeking a compassionate and dependable Home Care Aide to support clients with daily living in the comfort of their homes. You will help promote each client’s safety, dignity, independence, and well-being while following their care plan and communicating changes to the appropriate care team. Experience in home care, senior care, assisted living, nursing homes, or hospice is valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide respectful, person-centered assistance with daily activities and personal care.
• Support clients with mobility and transfers, following safe practices and care-plan instructions.
• Prepare meals and assist with eating as needed, while observing dietary guidance.
• Provide medication reminders or assist with medication administration only as permitted by training, care plans, and applicable requirements.
• Offer companionship and support to clients, including individuals living with dementia or disabilities.
• Perform light housekeeping, such as cleaning commonly used areas, laundry, and tidying the client’s home.
• Observe and report changes in a client’s condition, behavior, or needs to the appropriate supervisor or care professional.
• Maintain client privacy, dignity, and confidentiality, and follow safety and infection-prevention practices.
• Use proper body mechanics and request assistance or equipment for heavy lifting or transfers when needed.

Skills

• Compassion, patience, reliability, and clear communication.
• Ability to provide attentive patient care and follow written care plans.
• Caregiving experience, including home care or senior care, is preferred.
• Assisted living, nursing home, or hospice care experience is a plus.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities and providing dementia care is valued.
• Skills in meal preparation and light cleaning.
• Nursing education or experience is beneficial but not required.
• Medication administration experience is helpful; any medication-related duties must comply with applicable training, authorization, and care-plan requirements.
• Ability to perform the physical duties of the role safely, including standing, walking, and assisting with mobility as appropriate.

Requirements

• BC Care Aide Registry number
• Current CPR/First Aid certification
• Clear TB test
• Criminal record check
• Food Safe certification
• Comfortable with lifts and safe patient handling
• Valid BC driver's license and reliable vehicle (Preferred)
• Current auto insurance and driving record (Preferred)

Work Location: In person