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Experience
:
Experience by training, work or with own children would be a great asset
Transportation/Travel Information:
Willing to travel, Willing to travel regularly, Public transportation is not available, Travel expenses paid by employer
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
:
Repetitive tasks, Handling heavy loads, Work under pressure, Physically demanding
Work Location Information
:
Rural area, Staff accommodation provided, Various locations, Work in employer's/client's home, Remote location, Willing to relocate
Work Site Environment
:
Scent free, Non-smoking
Languages:
English and Akan are spoken languages of children and the home.
Personal Suitability
:
Judgement, Organized, Initiative, Excellent oral communication, Team player, Effective interpersonal skills, Client focus, Flexibility, Reliability
Additional Skills:
Shop for food and household supplies, Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties, Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents, Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties with regards to children.
Children's Ages:
4 years, 3 years
Cuisine Specialties:
African cuisine, Canadian
Specific Skills:
Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home, Prepare infants and children for rest periods, Take children to and from school and to appointments, 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, Supervise and care for children, Tend to emotional well-being of children, Help children with homework
Weight Handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Work Setting:
Employer's home
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
Children'S Ages
- Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
- Kindergarten age (4 - 5 years)
Transportation/Travel Information
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Public transportation is not available
Specific Skills
- Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
- Take children to and from school and to appointments
- Supervise and care for children
- Prepare craft materials and assist children to use them
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
- Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Prepare infants and children for rest periods
- Help children with homework
- Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
- Tend to emotional well-being of children
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Read to children
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
- Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
Work Setting
- Employer's home
Work Location Information
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Staff accommodation available
- Rural community
- Remote location
- Willing to relocate
- Relocation costs covered by employer