child care provider - private home

Jillian Kovensky; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local childcare provider in Toronto seeks a caregiver to supervise children, perform light housekeeping, and prepare meals. The role is permanent, with 35 to 40 hours per week. Candidates should have a secondary school graduation certificate and 1-2 years of experience nurturing school-age and kindergarten children. The position requires strong communication, patience, and organizational skills.

Benefits

Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis.

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Bathe, dress, and feed infants and children.
• Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
• Supervise and care for children.
• Take children to and from school and to appointments.
• Cook.
• Launder clothing and household linens.

Skills

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Time management

Patience

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Qualifications

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
• Work in employer's / client's home

Tasks

• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
• Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Supervise and care for children
• Take children to and from school and to appointments
• Cook
• Launder clothing and household linens

Target audience

• School age (6 - 12 years)
• Kindergarten age (4 - 5 years)

Security and safety

• Reference required

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Time management
• Patience
• Honesty
• Dependability
• Punctuality

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Work Term

Permanent

Work Language

English

Hours

35 to 40 hours per week