home child care provider

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 44 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
• or equivalent experience

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
• 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
• Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
• Supervise and care for children
• Tend to emotional well-being of children

Target audience

• Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is available
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?