nanny

Minimum Requirements

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work Setting

• Employer's home
• Work in employer's/client's home

Tasks

• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Shop for food and household supplies
• 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
• 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
• Take children to and from school and to appointments
• Tend to emotional well-being of children
• Help children with homework
• Cook

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• CPR Certificate

Experience with Special Needs Children

• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Reference required

Transportation/Travel Information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Valid driver's licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Personal Suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Time management