Child caregiver - private home

ReCh - private home; Quebec; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

ReCh - private home seeks a caregiver to support a family with daily household tasks and child care. You will follow the parents' lead on routines, supervise play, and ensure a safe, nurturing environment in the employer's home.

Responsibilities include light housekeeping, meal prep, personal hygiene guidance, and coordinating activities. English or French proficiency is required to communicate with parents and children.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Follow parents' lead with toilet training.
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning 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.
• 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.
• Tend to emotional well-being of children.
• Cook.
• Launder clothing and household linens.

Skills

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Honesty

Dependability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

or equivalent experience

Job description

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais ou Français
• Heures de travail: 30 to 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

WORK SETTING

• Employer's home
• Work in employer's/client's home

TASKS

• Follow parents' lead with toilet training
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning 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
• 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
• Tend to emotional well-being of children
• Cook
• Launder clothing and household linens

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Public transportation is available

WEIGHT HANDLING

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty
• Dependability

SCREENING QUESTIONS

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

EMPLOYMENT TERMS OPTIONS

• Evening

EXPERIENCE

• 1 year to less than 2 years

EMPLOYMENT TERMS OPTIONS

• Flexible hours
• Morning
• Day

SUPPORT FOR NEWCOMERS AND REFUGEES

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• 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

SUPPORT FOR YOUTHS

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