About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment: Non-smoking. Work setting: Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment. Work in employer's/client's home. Room and board provided. Willing to relocate.
Tasks
- Change diapers.
- Follow parents' lead with toilet training . Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Shop for food and household supplies.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cook.
Target audience: Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children. Supervise and care for twins. Children.
Security and safety: Driver's validity licence check. Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is available. Travel expenses not paid by employer. Willing to travel.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Attention to detail.
- Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Time management.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Experience: 5 years or more.
- Employment terms options: Night.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Health care plan.