home child care provider

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

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.

Tasks:

• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• 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.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
• Prepare infants and children for rest periods.
• Supervise and care for children.
• Tend to emotional well-being of children.

Target audience:

Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children.

Security and safety:

Criminal record check.

Transportation/travel information:

Public transportation is available.

Weight handling:

Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).

Personal suitability:

• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Judgement.
• Reliability.
• Patience.
• Honesty.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.

Support for youths:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Indigenous people:

Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .

Support for mature workers:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.