About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience. Work site environment: Non-smoking. Work setting: Urban area. Work in employer's/client's home. Employer's home.
Tasks
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Shop for food and household supplies.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Cook.
- Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens.
- Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties.
- Tend to emotional well-being of children.
- Supervise and care for children.
- Organize, activities such as games and outings for children.
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home.
- Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children.
- Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development.
- Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents.
- Bathe, dress and feed infants and children.
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents.
- Prepare infants and children for rest periods.
- Experience with special needs children: Children with a physical disability.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Reference required.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
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