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Home child care provider needed in Canada by Daniel’s Family
Home Child Care Provider Job Description
A Home Child Care Provider is responsible for caring for children in a safe, nurturing, and home-based environment. They supervise children’s daily activities, prepare nutritious meals and snacks, assist with personal hygiene, and ensure children are healthy, comfortable, and well cared for. Home Child Care Providers plan educational and recreational activities that support children’s physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development. They may help with homework, establish daily routines, accompany children to appointments or outdoor activities, and maintain open communication with parents about each child’s progress and well-being. They also keep the home clean and organized, follow health and safety guidelines, and respond appropriately to emergencies.
Main Responsibilities:
- Supervise and care for children in a safe home environment.
- Prepare healthy meals and snacks.
- Assist with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene.
- Plan educational, creative, and recreational activities.
- Help children with homework and learning activities.
- Maintain a clean and organized childcare area.
- Monitor children’s health and report concerns to parents.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and emergency procedures.
Important Skills:
A successful Home Child Care Provider should have patience, compassion, and a genuine love for working with children. They should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong organizational and time management abilities, creativity, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to remain calm in emergencies. Knowledge of child development, basic first aid, safety practices, and a commitment to providing a nurturing and supportive environment are also essential for success in this role.
Job details
- Location: Calgary, ABT2K 5Z4
- Work location: On site
- Salary: 21.00 to 22.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 hours per week
- Terms of employment: Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies: 1 vacancy
- Source: Job Bank #3604989
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Employer’s home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
- 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Time management
- Patience
- Honesty
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
Who can apply for this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada
- other candidates, with or without a valid Canadian work permit
How to apply
By Direct Apply Help – Applying by Direct Apply
Additional ways to apply
By email
dan_cormier212@outlook.com
Advertised until
2026-07-18
Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.
