home child care provider

Shelly Cohen; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local family is seeking a caregiver to supervise and care for their children in Vaughan. Responsibilities include light housekeeping, cooking, and organizing activities. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 months of experience with children and a secondary school graduation certificate. This is a permanent position requiring 30 hours per week with tasks including bathing, feeding, and supervising children.

Qualifications

• 7 months to less than 1 year of experience with children.
• Knowledge of caring for children with allergies.
• Ability to maintain a safe and healthy environment.

Responsibilities

• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Bathe, dress and feed infants and children.
• Organize activities such as games and outings for children.

Skills

Child supervision

Housekeeping

Cooking

Communication

Patience

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Job description

Work Term : Permanent

Work Language : English

Hours : 30 hours per week

Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience : 7 months to less than 1 year

Work site environment

• Non-smoking
• Scent free

Work setting

• Employer's home
• Various locations
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

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
• 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

Target audience

• Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
• Children

Experience with special needs children

• Children with allergies

Security and safety

• Child Abuse Registry check
• Criminal record check
• Drug test
• Medical exam
• Reference required

Transportation / travel information

• Travel expenses not paid by employer
• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Overtime required
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Time management
• Patience