personal support aide - home aide

Darlene Merner · Esquimalt, BC · $24.65 hourly

Posted 2026-08-25 · Reviewed on 2026-09-09 · What do these ratings mean?

Verdict

This is a private individual hiring a home support aide to work in her own home, a posting type that legitimately has no web presence; the web check found her postings on Job Bank and Indeed for Esquimalt V9A and found no red flags, but returned "uncertain" on business and location, which is neutral. No deterministic flags fired at all: no consumer-email flag, no mail-in requirement, no fee, ID, banking or messaging-app request. The duty list, weight-handling limits, shift options and $24.65 hourly rate are all standard for NOC 44101 elder home support.

Wage consistent with market for home support work-5
$24.65 hourly
No mailing address or personal documents requested-5
applicationAddressType "none"
No deterministic fraud flags fired-8
flags: []
Detailed, realistic duty and working-conditions list-10
Full NOC 44101 personal-care task list, weight handling, shift options

Application flags (0)

No application flags detected.

Employer checks

Website found	none found
Website reachable	not checked
Business identity	could not be confirmed
Location	could not be confirmed
Job listings on its site	not checked
Mail-application address	none - the posting has no mailing address
How it was verified	web search
Confidence	0.50
Summary	Private household employer (personal name) hiring a home support aide in employer's home. No website expected. Job Bank and Indeed carry her postings in Esquimalt V9A, and a 2012 BCCA case names a Darlene Anne Merner in a BC property dispute, suggesting a real individual. No red flags found; household employers commonly have no web presence.
Checked on	2026-09-09

Full description

Occupation (NOC): Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (44101)
Location: Esquimalt, BC
Salary: $24.65 hourly
Hours: Full-time
Term: Permanent
Workplace: [object Object]
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work setting: Employer's home
Tasks: Administer bedside and personal care, Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene, Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk, Launder clothing and household linens, Mend clothing and linens, Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties, Provide companionship, Provide personal care, Prepare and serve nutritious meals
Target audience: Elderly
Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Handling heavy loads, Physically demanding, Repetitive tasks, Sitting, Standing for extended periods, Walking
Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability: Client focus, Dependability, Efficient interpersonal skills, Flexibility, Initiative, Judgement, Organized, Reliability, Patience, Honesty
Employment terms options: Early morning, Evening, Shift, Flexible hours, Morning, Night
Experience: No experience (will train)
Employment terms options: Day, Weekend, Overtime available
Support for newcomers and refugees: Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.), Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) , Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth, Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans 
Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers 
Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.), Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
How to apply:
By mail: 1415 Beatty St., Victoria, British Columbia, V9A 5L6