New job child caregiver - private home in Alberta

• or equivalent experience

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Emergency child care first aid and CPR

Children's Ages

• Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
• Newborn (including expecting mother)
• Infant (3 months - 11 months)

Additional Skills

• Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Care for pets
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents

Weight Handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Work Setting

• Employer's home

Specific Skills

• Tend to emotional well-being of children
• Supervise and care for children
• Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
• 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
• Prepare infants and children for rest periods

Security and Safety

• Driver's validity licence check
• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Work Site Environment

• Non-smoking
• Scent free

Transportation/Travel Information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses not paid by employer

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Overtime required

Work Location Information

• Work in employer's/client's home
• Urban area
• Willing to relocate

Personal Suitability

• Initiative
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Organized