Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
Experience an asset
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
- Scent free
Work setting
- Employer's home
- Rural area
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Room and board provided
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
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
- 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
- Take children to and from school and to appointments
- Tend to emotional well-being of children
- Help children with homework
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Child welfare check
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Medical exam
- Reference required
- Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
Weight handling
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player