- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 7 months to less than 1 year
Work site environment
Work setting
Work in employer's / client's home
Tasks
- Change diapers
- Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- 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
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Prepare infants and children for rest periods
- Supervise and care for children
- Tend to emotional well-being of children
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
Weight handling
Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Time management
- Patience
- Honesty
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 to 44 hours bi-weekly