home support worker-child care

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Employer's home
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Room and board provided
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• 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

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
• Kindergarten age (4 - 5 years)
• Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Organized