child care live-in caregiver

Grace and Mark Gatchalian; High River; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local family in High River, Canada, is seeking a caregiver to supervise their children and assist with light housekeeping. The ideal candidate should have a secondary school graduation certificate and a First Aid Certificate. Responsibilities include preparing meals, organizing activities, and ensuring a safe home environment. The position offers a permanent contract with 36 to 40 hours of work per week.

Benefits

Maternity and parental benefits

Support for newcomers and refugees

Support for mature workers

Resource access for mature workers

Qualifications

• Experience with supervising and caring for children in a household setting.
• First Aid certification is required.
• Ability to handle multiple child care responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and care for children in their home.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals for children.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the household.

Skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

First Aid Certificate

Job description

Overview

Work Term: Permanent. Work Language: English. Hours: 36 to 40 hours per week. Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Experience: Experience an asset or equivalent experience. Asset languages: Tagalog.

Work setting

• Employer's home

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Take children to and from school and to appointments
• Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate

Target audience

• Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
• Children

Security and safety

• Vulnerable sector check

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty

Screening questions

• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for mature workers
• Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example : flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
• Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example : gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
• Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example : adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
• Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example : financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)