- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 7 months to less than 1 year
Work site environment
Non-smoking
Work setting
- Employer's home
- Work in employer's / client's home
Tasks
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- 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
- 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
Target audience
Children
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Medical exam
- Reference required
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Patience
- Honesty
Support for newcomers and refugees
Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
Support for Veterans
Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example : job fairs, outreach programs etc.)
Support for Indigenous people
Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)