Home Child Care Provider

Work setting

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

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
• Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
• Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
• Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
• Prepare infants and children for rest periods
• Supervise and care for children

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Children

Experience with special needs children

• Children with a physical disability
• Children with an intellectual disability
• Children with epilepsy

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Initiative
• Patience
• Honesty