Child Caregiver

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**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
**Tasks**:

- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning 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
- Supervise and care for children
- Take children to and from school and to appointments
- Tend to emotional well-being of children
- Help children with homework
- Cook
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
**Target audience**:

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

- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Travel expenses paid by employer
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Handling heavy loads
- Repetitive tasks
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Time management
- Patience
- Honesty
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- 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?