Child Caregiver - Private Home

Work setting

• Employer's home
• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Change diapers
• Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Shop for food and household supplies
• 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
• Cook

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• CPR Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Children

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Patience
• Honesty