EMPLOYERS FEES
Foreign Caregivers
(Caregivers that are placed and interviewed from Overseas):
Overseas hiring requires an agency placement fee, airfare and third party health care to be paid by the employer. Please contact our overseas specialist for more details.
Local Live-in or Live-out Nannies, Housekeepers, Eldercare or Drivers
(Local Caregivers, already residing in Canada):
$500.00 + GST payable at time of job offer
Labour Market Opinion / Live-in Caregiver Applications:
Have you found a caregiver on your own (without the use of an agency), but do not have the time advertise and fill out the necessary paperwork? A certified Immigration Consultant can complete the live-in caregiver application and assist with the change of work permit on your behalf.
$250.00 + GST
Temporary and Part-Time Placements: please contact our Office for more information
Deryn Rizzi of Helping Hands Caregiver Services is a licensed Immigration Consultant (CSIC #M063807), recognized by the Government of Canada.
Services provided by Helping Hands Caregiver Services may include:
RECRUITMENT
Sourcing- Advertising, message boards, social networking
- Travel abroad to meet caregivers
- Orientation and education sessions abroad
- Review of resumes
- Personal or phone interviews local and abroad
- Assessment of experience and educational credentials
- Personality testing
- Verification of references
- Presentation of candidates
Matching
- Detailed needs assessment of the family
- Pre-selection of caregivers
- Matching caregiver qualifications with family requirements
- Presentation of candidates
- Preparation of the employer for the interview
- Coordination of the interview via phone or webcam
- Ensuring the best fit inclusive of experience, education, personality, location and availability processing times.
- Extension of job offer, obtaining of signed contracts
- Acting as liaison between caregiver and employer regarding contract negotiations
- Replacement of the caregiver, if necessary
LMO PREPARATION
- Education of employer on Labour standards, requirements of the Live in Caregiver Program
- Assessment of the employer’s ability to qualify for the program
- Advising of employer on the process of LMO preparation and obtaining of the LMO on behalf of the employer as a third party agent
- Advertising on the Job Bank as per the National Advertisement Directive
- Monitoring of the LMO process and Visa issuance process and providing of timely updates to the employer
- Coordination of the arrival/travel arrangements of the caregiver
- Offering advice on the integration of a foreign worker into the family
- Coaching the employer on appropriate expectations of the caregiver
- Providing consultation regarding payroll deductions, Workers’ Compensation, vacation pay and overtime, temporary health insurance for caregiver.
- Providing conflict resolution consulting
Ongoing Relationships
- Employers receive regular Newsletters
- Access to courses such as First Aid/CPR, Food Handling and Food Preparation
- Advice and referrals