Posted 6 months ago
Health Care Aide
@ ParaMed Inc.
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
ParaMed Inc. is hiring a full-time Health Care Aide to help people live safely at home with daily tasks, self-care and companionship. The role involves home visits to several patients per day across a designated area. The posting offers a flexible scheduling option, a company-paid mobile device, mileage compensation and health and dental benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Travel between patients' homes for several visits per day
- Prepare meals and assist at mealtimes
- Provide basic housekeeping
- Assist with personal hygiene and daily living activities
- Provide companionship and support well-being
Requirements summary:
- Graduate of an Alberta-approved Health Care Aide program
- Willing to visit homes within a designated area
- Ability to work every other weekend
- Pass a criminal background screening upon hire
- Good written and oral communication skills
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-05-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-14
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 | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Home, Client sites |
| Position | On the move |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Perks mentioned | Wellness, Paid training, Home office allowance |
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ParaMed Inc.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 190 |
Job Description
As a Health Care Aide (HCA), you will assist people in your community to live safely in their homes by supporting them with daily tasks and self-care activities.
Why you’ll love working here:
Best in class training and development programs
Celebration and Recognition programs
Part time and Full-time opportunities and flexible scheduling options
Comprehensive health and dental benefit plans
Company paid mobile device
Mileage compensation
Opportunities for education allowance for employees and family
Employee Assistance Program
Employee perks and exclusive offers
What you’ll do:
Travel from patient to patient completing several home visits per day
Prepare meals and assist with meal-time
Basic housekeeping duties
Provide companionship and support the well-being of patients
Assist with personal hygiene care including showering and bathing
Support for basic activities of daily living
What you bring:
Graduate from a HCA program recognized and approved by the Government of Alberta
Willingness to visit patient’s residences within a designated area
Previous experience performing personal hygiene care is an asset but not necessary
Experience working with seniors and/or children is an asset
Compassion and listening skills
Passion for making a difference in your community
Good written and oral communication skills
Ability to work every other weekend
Ability to pass or satisfy a Criminal Background screening upon hire
Time Type
Full timeAs the leading home care provider in the country, ParaMed Home Health Care, has proudly been helping Canadians live better at home since 1974.
When you join ParaMed, you become part of a caring community of over 12,000 dedicated professionals committed to delivering compassionate, person-centred care.
We provide competitive compensation that reflects the value of this role and the unique qualifications each candidate brings. Final salary offers are based on a variety of factors such as your skills, experience, education, and alignment with the responsibilities of this position.
Base salary is one component of our broader total rewards package. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and long-term career growth. Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards offerings during the hiring process.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support certain stages of the recruitment process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing candidate responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment — every application is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure thoughtful and equitable consideration. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
ParaMed is committed to fostering an accessible, inclusive, and equitable hiring process. We gladly accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of recruitment and selection upon request.
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