child caregiver – private home
Job Description
Posted on November 30, 2024 by Employer details Alvin Mendoza, Sarah Lei Mendoza
Job details
- Location Vancouver, BC
- Workplace information On site
- Salary 17.40 hourly / 30 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
- Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Flexible Hours, Early Morning, Morning
- Start date: 2025-01-01
- vacancies1 vacancy
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Asset languages
- Tagalog
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
- Scent free
Work setting
- Employer’s home
- Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
- Urban area
- Work in employer’s/client’s home
Responsibilities
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
- 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) proficiency test
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Red Cross Babysitting course
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Toddler to pre-school (1 – 3 years)
- Kindergarten age (4 – 5 years)
Additional information
Security and safety
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Child welfare check
- Criminal record check
- Drug test
- Medical exam
- Reference required
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
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
- Team player
- Time management
- Patience
- Honesty
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply
By email
Include this reference number in your application
2752326
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Job reference number
- Cover letter
- References attesting experience
- Letter of recommendation
- Proof of student enrollment
This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current level of study?