About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience. Work site environment: Non-smoking. Scent free. Work setting: Employer's home. Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment.
Tasks
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Bathe, dress and feed infants and children.
- Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development.
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Prepare infants and children for rest periods.
- Supervise and care for children.
- Tend to emotional well-being of children.
- Target audience: Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is available.
- Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Support for persons with disabilities: Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
- Support for Veterans: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans . Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.
- Support for Indigenous people: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers . Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations . Support for mature workers: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers . Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .