family caregiver
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work setting:
Work in employer's/client's home. Employer's home.
Tasks:
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Cook.
- Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens.
- 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.
- Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development.
- Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents.
- Bathe, dress and feed infants and children.
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents.
Security and safety:
Reference required.
Transportation/travel information:
Public transportation is available.
Weight handling:
Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
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 meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning. Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
Flexible hours. Morning.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- 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.
Support for youths:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.