Overview
Languages
English or French
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Employer's home
- Staff accommodation provided
- Urban area
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
- 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Red Cross Babysitting course
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
- Supervise and care for twins
- Children
Additional information
Security and safety
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
- Medical exam
- Reference required
Transportation/travel information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
Weight handling
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Time management
- Patience
- Honesty
Benefits
Health benefits
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)