Child Caregiver

**Children's Ages**:

- 1 year
- Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
**Additional Skills**:

- Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
- Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
**Weight Handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Work Setting**:

- Employer's home
- Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
**Specific Skills**:

- Tend to emotional well-being of children
- Take children to and from school and to appointments
- Supervise and care for children
- Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
- Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
- Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
- Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
- Prepare infants and children for rest periods
**Security and Safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Work Site Environment**:

- Non-smoking
- Scent free
**Transportation/Travel Information**:

- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Public transportation is available
**Work Location Information**:

- Work in employer's/client's home
**Personal Suitability**:

- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Excellent oral communication
- Client focus
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Organized