Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
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
- 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
- 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
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
- School age (6 - 12 years)
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Public transportation is available
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability