Child Care Provider – Private Home

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Employer’s home
• Rural area
• Work in employer’s/client’s home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Change diapers
• Follow parents’ lead with toilet training
• Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas
• 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
• Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
• Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
• 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
• Cook

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children
• Children

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Time management
• Patience
• Honesty

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options
• On-site recreation and activities