Work setting

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

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Change diapers
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning 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
• 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
• Tend to emotional well-being of children
• Cook

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Emergency child care first aid and CPR
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) proficiency test
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Children

Additional information

Security and safety

• Child Abuse Registry check
• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Time management
• Patience
• Honesty