child caregiver - private home
Education:
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.
Work site environment:
Non-smoking. Scent free.
Work setting:
Employer's home.
Tasks:
- Follow parents' lead with toilet training .
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR.
- CPR Certificate.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Red Cross Babysitting course.
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate.
Target audience:
- Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children.
- Children.
Security and safety:
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Medical exam.
- Vulnerable sector check.
Transportation/travel information:
- Travel expenses paid by employer.
- Vehicle supplied by employer.
- Willing to travel.
- Willing to travel regularly.
- Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Attention to detail.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Time management.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
Financial benefits:
- Life insurance.
- Pension plan.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
Support for persons with disabilities:
- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
- Provides visual accessibility accommodations (for example: braille, screen readers, etc.).
- Provides auditory accessibility accommodations (for example: transcription software, teletypewriters, etc.).
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities .
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities .
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced em