About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Non-smoking. Scent free. 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.
- 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.
- Cook.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Does not require Canadian work experience.
- Support for youths: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
- Support for Indigenous people: Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers .