Overview
Languages
English or French
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Employer's home
- Urban area
- Work in employer's/client's home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Change diapers
- Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas
- 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
- Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
- Supervise and care for children
- Tend to emotional well-being of children
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Child welfare check
- Criminal record check
- Drug test
- Medical exam
- Reference required
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Willing to travel
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Overtime required
- Attention to detail
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Time management
- Patience
- Honesty