Overview
Languages
English or French
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Employer's home
- Work in employer's/client's home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- 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
- Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
- 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Children
- Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
- Kindergarten age (4 - 5 years)
Additional information
Security and safety
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
- Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Time management
- Patience
- Honesty