Frequently Asked Questions:
What is child care giver job duties?
Answer:
- Most noteworthy, caring for babies or young children by feeding, washing and dressing them and by supervising their play and learning activities.
- Plan creative play and learning activities and organised meal and sleep times.
- Develop and/or maintain appropriate routines.
- Even more, safeguard children against potential dangers and hazards (swimming pools, kitchen utensils, poisons and stairs).
- Take children to school, kindergarten and other activities.
- Plan and prepare nutritious snacks and meals for children.
- Above all, arrange and supervise outings.
Who can be a nanny/care-giver/live-in care giver?
Answer:
- A valid passport
- 18+ years old
- A job offer
- A positive LMIA
- Secondary level education
- Nanny course training in less than 3 years period
- Work experience of one year
- Able to read, speak and understand English or French (At least Band 5.0 IELTS General Training)
- CPR and first aid certification
- Good health
- Up to date on immunizations
- Negative TB test
- Pass background and drug tests
- Pass criminal background check
- Bank account and statement
- Income Tax Returns
What skills and qualities are required?
Answer:
- Excellent communication and social skills
- Being alert and aware of what’s going on around you.
- Maturity and a willingness to accept responsibility,
- Ability to remain calm in stressful situations,
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- Even more, organization skills,
- Certainly, communication skills,
- Sensitivity and understanding,
- To be flexible and open to change,
- The ability to work as a team.
- Even more, The ability to understand people’s reactions,
- Thinking and reasoning skills.
- Furthermore, being able to use a computer may be beneficial for this job.
- Patience and ethical behavior.
What is required to study?
Answer:
- Care giving manuals
- First aid, CPR
- Hospitals training
- Record keeping
- Home management
- Employer and employee duties, responsibilities and rights
- About the country
- Child abuse, emergency calling
- Cooking skills
- IELTS training
- French basics
- Personality development
- Interview preparation
- Resume making
- Primary documentation of visa process
What does this course enables you to do?
Answer:
- First aid and OHS processes.
- Develop an understanding of children’s interests and developmental needs
- Gather information about the child through observation
- Gather information about the child from secondary sources
- Record observation of interests and needs appropriately
- Use observations and information gathered to understand the child and contribute to program planning.
- Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning
- Support and facilitate children’s play and leisure.
- Interact effectively with children
- Communicate positively with children on an ongoing basis,
- Promote positive behaviour ,
- Collaborate with children about their interests,
- Help children in learning about the decision-making process.
- Support the development of children
- Sustain the physical development of children,
- Support the social development of children,
- Aid the emotional and psychological development of children of the same age,
- Help in the language, creative & cognitive development of children.
- Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food
- Childhood nutrition,
- Encouraging healthy eating,
- Planning nutritious menus,
- Safe food handling.
- Child Psychology
- Provide care for children
- Provide physical care,
- Create opportunities for children to develop their understanding of physical needs,
- Establish an environment that encourages children to complete tasks themselves,
- Respond to the emotional needs of children.
- Even more, ensure the health and safety of children
- Maintain a clean and hygienic environment,
- Recognize and respond to signs of potential illness,
- Provide a safe environment supervise the safety of children,
- Travel with children safely,
- Administer medication within guidelines,
- Manage and respond to allergy / prophylaxis.
- Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- What is child abuse?
- Protecting the child,
- Report indications of possible risk.
What are the duty timings?
Answer:
- Duty time is 8 hours in a day and 40/42 hours in a week. You can do over time duty after the normal timing.
What is the salary offered?
Answer:
- The wages vary from province, territory and city. Almost 14-20 Dollars per hour and 2500/3000 Dollar per month is paid.
Who can become nanny?
Answer:
- The candidate must be 18 years or above age
- Completion of secondary school MAY be required
- Completion of a training program in child care or old care may be required (nanny course)
- Child care/old care or house hold experience may be required
- Demonstrated ability to perform work is usually required
- First aid certification and CPR training may be required.
Employer Requirements for Hiring a Foreign Nanny?
Answer:
- Citizenship or permanent resident status
- The employer and the care receiver should either a citizen or a permanent resident
- A need of nanny (in childcare/old care)
- Care need for a child (infant to 18 years) or aged person (65 plus) or a person with special medical needs.
- Birth certificate/adoption order/official guardianship or doctors note confirming the pregnancy for child care
- Birth certificate/passport or old age security identification for old care
- Schedule H certificate signed by a registered physician or a registered physicians attested note that the person has disability for disabled
- An acceptable living space
- Able to pay the nanny
- Care need for a child (infant to 18 years) or aged person (65 plus) or a person with special medical needs.