Live-in Nanny

**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
- Staff accommodation provided
- Room and board provided

**Tasks**:

- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
- Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
- Care for pets
- 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
- Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
- 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

**Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses**:

- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- First Aid Certificate

**Target Audience**:

- Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
- Supervise and care for twins
- Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
- Newborn (including expecting mother)

**Experience with Special Needs Children**:

- Premature baby

**Security and Safety**:

- Child abuse registry check
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Reference required

**Transportation/Travel Information**:

- Public transportation is not available
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence

**Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities**:

- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure

**Weight Handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

**Personal Suitability**:

- Client focus
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player

**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- 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?

**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
- Gasoline paid

**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site housing options
- Parking available