home child care provider
Education:
Bachelor's degree.
Work site environment:
Non-smoking.
Work setting:
Employer's home.
Tasks:
- Change diapers.
- Follow parents' lead with toilet training .
- Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
- 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.
- Care for pets.
- 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.
Target audience:
Children.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
- Driver's validity licence check.
- Driving record check (abstract).
- Reference required.
Transportation/travel information:
- Drive manual transmission vehicle.
- Public transportation is not available.
- Vehicle supplied by employer.
- Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail.
Weight handling:
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.
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?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
Support for newcomers and 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.).
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for mature workers:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .