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Child caregiver - private home

Overview

Languages 

English 

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

Work site environment

  • Non-smoking

Work setting

  • Employer’s home
  • Work in employer’s/client’s home

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
  • Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
  • Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
  • 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
  • Supervise and care for children
  • Take children to and from school and to appointments
  • Tend to emotional well-being of children

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Reference required

Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is available
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Time management
  • Patience
  • Honesty

Benefits

Other benefits

  • Transportation provided by employer