home child care provider
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
Non-smoking.
Work setting:
Employer's home.
Tasks:
- 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.
Target audience:
Children.
Security and safety:
Basic security clearance.
Transportation/travel information:
Public transportation is available. Willing to travel.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- 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.
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
Support for youths:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
Support for Veterans:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans .
Support for Indigenous people:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
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.