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Child caregiver – private home needed in Canada by Samy Sabbah
Child Caregiver – Private Home Job Description
A Child Caregiver – Private Home is responsible for providing safe, nurturing, and reliable care for children in a private household. They supervise children’s daily activities, prepare nutritious meals and snacks, assist with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene, and help establish healthy daily routines. Child Caregivers also plan educational, creative, and recreational activities that support children’s physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development. They may assist with homework, accompany children to school or appointments, and communicate regularly with parents about the children’s progress and well-being. In addition, they maintain a clean and organized environment, ensure children’s safety at all times, and follow household instructions and emergency procedures.
Main Responsibilities:
- Supervise and care for children in a private home.
- Prepare healthy meals and snacks.
- Assist with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene.
- Plan educational, recreational, and developmental activities.
- Help children with homework and daily routines.
- Maintain a clean and safe childcare environment.
- Monitor children’s health and report concerns to parents.
- Accompany children to school, appointments, or activities when required.
Important Skills:
A successful Child Caregiver should have patience, compassion, and a genuine passion 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, first aid, safety practices, and a commitment to providing a nurturing, supportive, and secure environment are also essential for success in this role.
Job details
- Location: Cote-Saint-Luc, QCH4W 0B2
- Work location: On site
- Salary: 20.00 hourly / 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment: Permanent employmentFull time
- Morning, Day
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies: 1 vacancy
- Source: Job Bank #3610065
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Work in employer’s/client’s home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
- 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
Additional information
Personal suitability
- 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
Who can apply for this job?
You can apply if you are:
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply
By Direct Apply Help – Applying by Direct Apply
Additional ways to apply
By mail
5740 Place ParkCote St.-Luc, QCH4W 0B2
What you must include in your application:
- Cover letter
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.
