child caregiver - private home

JC-Private Household; Westmount; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A private household in Westmount is seeking a reliable caregiver to supervise and care for children while maintaining household duties. The role includes tasks such as cooking, teaching personal hygiene, and organizing activities. Ideal candidates will have a secondary school diploma, CPR and First Aid certifications, and flexibility to travel with the family.

Qualifications

• Experience with special needs children and allergies is an asset.
• Willingness to travel regularly with the family.
• Ability to handle physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and care for children, including feeding, dressing, and hygiene.
• Perform light housekeeping and laundry tasks.
• Organize activities and prepare meals for children.

Skills

Client focus

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Time management

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

CPR Certificate

First Aid Certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Scent free

Work setting

• Employer's home

Tasks

• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
• Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
• 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
• 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
• Prepare infants and children for rest periods
• 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
• Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children

Experience with special needs children

• Children with allergies

Security and safety

• Medical exam
• Reference required

Transportation / travel information

• Public transportation is available
• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure
• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Time management
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?