Child care provider – private home
Pilot Pad
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Employer’s home
- Work in employer’s/client’s home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- 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
- Supervise and care for children
- Take children to and from school and to appointments
- Tend to emotional well-being of children
- Help children with homework
- Cook
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) proficiency test
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver’s validity licence check
- Reference required
Transportation/travel information
- Own vehicle
- Public transportation is not available
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver’s licence
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Patience
- Honesty
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Gasoline paid
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Travel insurance
- Variable or compressed work week