Skills Home Child Care Provider near Prince Albert (SK)

National Occupational Classification update

We have updated this page to reflect the transition to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This means that the occupation "home child care provider" was moved from the group Home child care providers (NOC 4411) to the group Home child care providers (NOC 44100).

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a home child care provider in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Home child care providers (NOC 44100).

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
  • Care for pets
  • Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
  • Care for foster children
  • Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
  • Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
  • Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
  • Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
  • Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
  • Prepare and serve nutritious meals
  • Prepare infants and children for rest periods
  • Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
  • 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

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

    Skills

  • Analysis Help -
    • Planning

    Analysis

    Examining and evaluating information.
    • Planning

      Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.

  • Service and Care Help -
    • Counselling and Nurturing
    • Cooking, Preparing, Serving
    • Tending to Daily Needs
    • Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping

    Service and Care

    Taking care of the needs of people and animals.
    • Counselling and Nurturing

      Responding to clients' needs by interpreting their emotional and motivational states, and determining and providing appropriate support or interventions.

    • Cooking, Preparing, Serving

      Providing food and beverage services.

    • Tending to Daily Needs

      Responding to the personal care needs of people or animals.

    • Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping

      Providing cleaning and janitorial services.

    Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

    Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.
  • Management Help -
    • Co-ordinating and Organizing
    • Supervising

    Management

    Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.
    • Co-ordinating and Organizing

      Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.

    • Supervising

      Directing and monitoring the performance of others.

  • Communication Help -
    • Liaising and Networking
    • Teaching and Training

    Communication

    Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.
    • Liaising and Networking

      Developing alliances, contacts or partnerships, and exchanging information with others.

    • Teaching and Training

      Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.

    Information Handling

    Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

    Handling Goods and Materials

    Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

    Creative Expression

    Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

    Building

    Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

    Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

    Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

    Knowledge

    Social Sciences and Arts

    Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

    Mathematics and Science

    Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

    Manufacturing and Production

    Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

    Law and Public Safety

    Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

    Business, Finance and Management

    Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

    Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.
  • Education and Training Help -
    • Teaching and Instruction

    Education and Training

    Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.
    • Teaching and Instruction

      Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum design, teaching and instructional methods for training individuals and groups.

    Communications and Transportation

    Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

    Health Services

    Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.
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