Child Caregiver
7 months ago
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:
- Employer's home
- Work in employer's/client's home
**Tasks**:
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- 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**:
- Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
**Security and safety**:
- Reference required
**Transportation/travel information**:
- Public transportation is available
**Weight handling**:
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
**Screening questions**:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week