Child caregiver - private home

Overview

  • Work Term: Temporary
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
  • or equivalent experience

    • Work setting

  • Employer's home
  • Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
  • Work in employer's/client's home

    • Tasks

  • Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
  • Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
  • Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
  • Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
  • 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
  • Supervise and care for children
  • 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 twins

    • Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

    • Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is available
  • Willing to travel

    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks

    • Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

    • Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Time management
  • Patience
  • Honesty

    • Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

    • Employment terms options

  • Early morning

    • Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend

    • Other benefits

  • Other benefits

    • Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees

    • Support for youths

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

    • Support for Indigenous people

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

    • Support for mature workers

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

    • Supports for visible minorities

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
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