About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Non-smoking. Scent free.
Work setting: Employer's home. Various locations. Relocation costs not covered by employer. Willing to relocate.
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.
- 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.
- Cook.
- Security and safety: Child Abuse Registry check.
- Criminal record check.
- Drug test.
- Medical exam.
- Reference required.
Transportation/travel information: 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 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Time management.
- Patience.
- Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Morning.
- To be determined.
- Day.
- Overtime required.