child caregiver - private home

Education

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

Work setting

• Employer's home
• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note : This is NOT a condition of employment
• Various locations
• Work in employer's / client's home

Tasks

• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
• Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
• Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Emergency child care first aid and CPR
• CPR Certificate
• Red Cross Babysitting course

Experience with special needs children

• Autistic children
• Children with an intellectual disability
• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)
• Children with learning disabilities

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Reference required
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year