child caregiver - private home

Rebecca Kimball; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A caring and reliable individual is needed to provide supervision and care for children in a private household. Responsibilities include engaging with children through activities, ensuring their personal hygiene and emotional well-being, and maintaining a safe and healthy home environment. This position offers optional live-in accommodation and is perfect for someone enthusiastic about supporting children and families.

Benefits

Optional live-in accommodation available

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation required.
• Must be reliable.
• Willing to train for caregiving tasks.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and care for children in the employer's home.
• Perform light housekeeping and prepare meals.
• Instruct children in personal hygiene and ensure their emotional well-being.

Skills

Reliability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

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

Work setting

• Employer's home
• 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

• 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
• 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
• Help children with homework
• School age (6 - 12 years)

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation / travel information

• Public transportation is available

Personal suitability

• Reliability

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)