Child Caregiver - Private Home

Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site housing options

Paid time off (volunteering orPersonal

On-site amenities

Free parking available

Job summary

Alberta in Edmonton is seeking a live-in nanny/household helper to care for children and support family routines. You will supervise children, prepare meals, and assist with light housekeeping in the employer's home.

Responsibilities include transporting children to activities, organizing play and learning experiences, and maintaining a safe, healthy home environment. On-site housing is available.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate is required.
• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience in childcare or household help preferred.
• Good organizational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Discipline children according to parents' methods.
• 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.
• Cook

Skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Organized

Reliability

Time management

Shift/on-call availability

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

Employer's home

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


• 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


• Cook

Transportation/travel information

Public transportation is available

Personal suitability

• Flexibility


• Initiative


• Organized


• Reliability


• Time management


• Are you available for shift or on‑call work?


• Do you have experience working in this field?


• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?


• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

Early morning

Other

Use of artificial intelligence

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Day

Other benefits

• Free parking available


• On-site amenities


• On-site housing options


• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities


• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)


• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition


• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth


• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth


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


• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers


• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations


• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

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


• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.

SOCIAL

Interest in assisting to care for children in employers' residences; and to tend to the emotional well‑being of children; may reside in employers' homes

METHODICAL

Interest in handling to prepare and serve meals; to prepare formulas and change diapers for infants; and to perform other housekeeping duties; may be required to keep records of daily activities and health information regarding each child

directive

Interest in copying employers' instructions to plan and oversee children's activities such as meals and rest periods; to discipline children according to the methods requested by the parent; to take children to and from school and to appointments; to maintain a healthy environment in the home; and in organizing activities such as games and outings to provide amusement and exercise

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Typical ability expectations for this job

Are you fond of children? Can you look after their needs and those of their parents? Do you have patience and stamina? Then thinking about becoming a nanny could be kids' stuff.