family caregiver

Education

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

Work setting

• Urban area
• Work in employer's / client's home
• Employer's home

Tasks

• 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
• Prepare infants and children for rest periods

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Honesty

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Evening

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Shift
• Flexible hours
• Morning
• Day

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