Child Caregiver

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
**Work setting**:

- Employer's home
- Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
- Rural area
- Various locations
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
**Tasks**:

- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
- Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
- Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
- Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
- Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
- Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Prepare infants and children for rest periods
- Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
- Supervise and care for children
- Take children to and from school and to appointments
- Tend to emotional well-being of children
**Target audience**:

- Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Medical exam
- Reference required
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Public transportation is not available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options