child caregiver - private home

Work site environment

• Non-smoking
• Scent free

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
• Room and board provided
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
• Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
• Prepare infants and children for rest periods
• Supervise and care for children
• Help children with homework
• Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder)
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Demonstrate infant care to new parents
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
• School age (6 - 12 years)

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure
• Fast-paced environment
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Dependability
• Punctuality

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Gasoline paid
• Mileage paid

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available