Job catalog - Employment
Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera
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Ocupacions
Companion
Caregiver Companion Live in companion Live-in companion Male servant Servant
Companions perform housekeeping duties and meal preparation for the people they assist on their own premises such as elderly people or people with special needs or who suffer from an illness. They also provide entertainment activities such as playing cards or reading stories. They may do shopping activities as well as punctual transportation to doctor's appointments, etc.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Providing companionship to employer by accompanying him/her to various places, reading, conversing and participating in activities such as sports;
(b) Assisting in entertaining visitors in employer's home;
(c) Keeping wardrobe and personal effects of the employer in good order.
Knowledge
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Digital competencies
- Cleaning interior and exterior of buildings
- Preparing food and drinks
- Accompanying and welcoming people
- Washing and maintaining textiles and clothing
- Assisting and caring
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Supporting others
- Collaborating in teams and networks
Professional groups of the occupation
Service and sales workers
Personal service workers
Other personal services workers
Companions and valets
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Companions and valets
536
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
58,90%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-14,38% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
37,87%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
71,46%
Part-time contracts
1,60% Turnover index
1.526
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
7%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Personal service workers
53%
47%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Personal service workers
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Other personal services workers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Companions and valets
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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