Job Details

Job Duties:
• Care for and supervise a nine-year-old child with autism
• Help the child with bathing, dressing and personal hygiene
• Assist and supervise the child while swimming
• Take the child for walks and other physical activities
• Prepare and serve healthy meals and snacks
• Follow the child’s dietary needs
• Play with the child and provide companionship
• Support the child’s daily routine and activities
• Help the child communicate and manage emotions
• Keep the child’s room and play areas clean
• Wash the child’s clothing and bedding
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Report any concerns to the parents

Employment Requirements:
Terms of Employment: Full time, permanent, 30-40 hours/week
Start Date: September 1, 2026
Wage: $22.60/hour
Language of work: English
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience
Work setting:
• Work in employer's home
• Person with an intellectual disability
• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. (This is NOT a condition of employment)
Experience and specialization
Target audience
• Children with learning disability
• Children with an intellectual disability
• School age (6-12 years)
Additional information
Security and safety
• Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's license
Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
Personal suitability
• The ideal candidate must be punctual, dependable, flexible, organized, reliable, patient and honest, with good interpersonal skills, initiative and sound judgment.

JOB CONTACT INFORMATION
• Email address: benedictsantiagu@yahoo.ca

Job Description