Child Care Provider - Private Home

Work setting

• Employer's home
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Change diapers
• Follow parents’ lead with toilet training
• 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
• Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping 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
• Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
• 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

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children

Experience with special needs children

• Children with allergies
• Children with asthma
• Children with learning disabilities

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• 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
• Team player
• Time management
• Patience
• Honesty

Benefits

Other benefits

• Transportation provided by employer
• Travel insurance