home support worker

Education:

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

Work setting:

Employer's home.

Tasks:

• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
• Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties.
• Tend to emotional well-being of children.
• Supervise and care for children.
• Organize, activities such as games and outings for children.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home.
• Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children.
• Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development.
• Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents.
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents.

Personal suitability:

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

Experience:

1 to less than 7 months.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Flexible hours.
• Morning.
• Night.
• Day.

Support for persons with disabilities:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities .

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .

Support for youths:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.

Support for Veterans:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.

Support for Indigenous people:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.