child care provider - private home

Shi Lin Wei; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A family in Metro Vancouver is seeking a caregiver to provide attentive care for their school-aged children. The role involves supervising, instructing, and ensuring a safe environment as well as performing light housekeeping duties. Candidates must possess a secondary school graduation certificate and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills. This permanent position offers approximately 30 hours of work per week, with training provided.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

• Will train or equivalent experience.
• Criminal record check, driver's validity licence check, and medical exam required.

Responsibilities

• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• 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.
• Supervise and care for children.
• Take children to and from school and to appointments.
• Tend to emotional well-being of children.

Skills

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Requirements

• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : Will train or equivalent experience

Work Site Environment

• Non-smoking

Work Setting

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

Tasks

• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• 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
• Supervise and care for children
• Take children to and from school and to appointments
• Tend to emotional well-being of children

Target audience

• School age (6 - 12 years)

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Medical exam
• Reference required

Transportation / travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Job Details

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 hours per week