Personal Support Worker: Working with Budgeting- Learner's Work Book

Preparing Indigenous learners for Apprenticeship and Employment

The booklets are designed for learners entering an apprenticeship program or preparing for the workforce. Learners are encouraged to complete a booklet in a career they are interested in or they could try all the booklets to investigate what careers interest them. Every booklet concentrates on math concepts and skills needed in a chosen career.

The OALCF are the guidelines used to establish math concepts and skills at Level 1 and Level 2, as some career paths are more advanced learning of math concepts.

Booklet 10

Numeracy at Work: Personal Support Worker- Working with Budgeting

Learner’s Work Book

Working as a Personal Support Worker (PSW) is a most rewarding and satisfying career, as you will be assisting with people who are ill, elderly or need help with daily tasks. It is important for a PSW to have a good understanding of math when it comes to assisting clients with budgets (paying bills, buying groceries), setting up schedules for appointments, and keeping track of medications. It is also important they know how to keep track of their own schedule, travel time, and working hours.

Lessons included in this booklet are:

• Budgeting for Clients

  • Budgeting for groceries and Time

  • Medical Budget

  • Accounting Budget

  • Other Expenses

• Budgets for Time and Scheduling

  • Client Scheduling and Time Sheets

  • Activity and Appointment Scheduling

  • Scheduling for a Client

  • Entertainment, Exercise, Crafts and Game Schedule

• Logging Time and Mileage

• 9 Activities and review test