Child caregiver - private home

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Employer's home
• Work in employer's/client's home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning 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 

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• School age (6 - 12 years)

Experience with special needs children

• Children with learning disabilities

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Medical exam

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Punctuality
• Dependability