Child Caregiver

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- **Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
- Scent free
- **Work setting**:

- Employer's home
- **Tasks**:

- Follow parents' lead with toilet training
- Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas
- 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
- 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
- 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**:

- Medical exam
- Reference required
- **Transportation/travel information**:

- Public transportation is available
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- **Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- **Weight handling**:

- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
- 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 authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- Do you live near the job location?
- **Financial benefits**:

- Piece work