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Looking for full time caregiver to care for a 14month old child and soon to be born child. Caregiver is to assume full responsibility for the household in the absence of the parents. Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home, prepare age appropriate meals and snacks; read stories, sing songs, plays age appropriate games, tend to emotional well-being of the children. Some light housekeeping duties such as dusting, vacuuming and laundry. Prior child care experience or related training is required.
Wage is $13.55/hr, 40hours/week and overtime rate of 1.5 times the regular pay for hours worked over 40 hours a week.
OPTIONAL ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON A LIVE IN BASIS. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.
This position is given preference to Canadians, new immigrants, aboriginals, youth, older workers and people with disabilities.
Skills and Abilities
Work Setting
Employers home
Specific Skills
Prepare infants and children for rest periods
Bathe dress and feed infants and children
Discipline children according to the methods requested by the requested by the parents
Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
Prepare and serve nutritious meals
Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
Supervise and care for children
Tend to emotional well-being of children
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
First Aid certificate
Childrens Ages
Infant (15 months)
Toddler (34months)
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Finding information
- Significant use of memory
Children'S Ages
- Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
- Newborn
Transportation/Travel Information
- Public transportation is available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
Specific Skills
- Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
- Tend to emotional well-being of children
- Supervise and care for children
- Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
- Read to children
- Prepare craft materials and assist children to use them
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
- Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
- Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
- Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
- Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Prepare infants and children for rest periods
Work Setting
- Employer's home
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)