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Child Caregiver - Private Home

Employer

Private Household

Date Posted

January 16, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $20.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 36 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Feb 15, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Private Household

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Tasks

  • Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
  • Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
  • Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
  • 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
  • Supervise and care for children
  • Tend to emotional well-being of children
  • Help children with homework
  • Administer first-aid and other assistance

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • CPR Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate

Target audience

Children

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Reference required

Transportation/travel information

Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Attention to detail

Weight handling

Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Time management
  • Patience
  • Honesty

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site amenities
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Indigenous people

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Support for mature workers

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
  • Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Child Caregiver - Private Home is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Nannies and Live-in Caregivers
SOCIAL

Interest in assisting to care for children in employers' residences; and to tend to the emotional well-being of children; may reside in employers' homes

METHODICAL

Interest in handling to prepare and serve meals; to prepare formulas and change diapers for infants; and to perform other housekeeping duties; may be required to keep records of daily activities and health information regarding each child

directive

Interest in copying employers' instructions to plan and oversee children's activities such as meals and rest periods; to discipline children according to the methods requested by the parent; to take children to and from school and to appointments; to maintain a healthy environment in the home; and in organizing activities such as games and outings to provide amusement and exercise

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A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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