Job Description
Minimum Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work Setting
- Employer's home
- Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
Tasks
- Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Shop for food and household supplies
- 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
- Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
- 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
Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check
- Medical exam
Transportation / Travel Information
- Public transportation is available
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Personal Suitability
- Client focus
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Time management
- Availability for the advertised start date
- Legal ability to work in Canada
Experience
- Experience considered an asset
Support for Newcomers and Refugees
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees displaced by conflicts or natural disasters (e.g., Ukraine, Afghanistan)
- Offers mentorship, coaching, and networking opportunities for Indigenous workers