Nanny Job in Toronto, Ontario

Care required May 28th to Sept 28th. Unfortunately we have very little flexibility in terms of dates. Tue - Fri. 0845-174.... Job Description: Someone who will provide a safe, caring, nurturing and stimulating environment for our son, who will be 12 months old at the start of the care period. Must be attentive high quality care, with planned daily activities to fit in our son’s routine. Care given in a loving and patient manner. Focus on building independence, self-esteem and creativity. Candidate: The ideal person is diligent, proactive, honest, reliable, loyal, warm, kind, and has a genuine love for children. Our son loves to play and mess around, the candidate should be energetic and bubbly and willing to get down and play on his level, laughing and messing with him. Should be experienced, with references. Should also have a valid up to date police check report. English speaking. Location: In our home, downtown, within short walking distance from Union Station. Start date: Monday, May 28th 2018. Transition Week: A transitional week will occur starting Monday May 28th. The week will consist of time spent with our son in our presence, to gradually increasing time spent together alone and eventually concluding in a full days care on Friday June 1st. End Date: Friday September 28th 2018. Our son will start daycare on October 1st. Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 845am to 545pm. In General Fridays will be a shorter day, 845am to 445pm approx. Pay: To be discussed with the successful candidate. Vacation: As this is a short term contract we would prefer a candidate who can commit to being available for the full duration. There is a possibility care will not be required on the week of Aug 27th though but this will be discussed in full. Our Family: Our family consists of Daddy (Cathal), Mammy (Aoife) and our son Fionnan who will be 1 in May 2018. We are originally from Ireland and have lived in Toronto for 4.5 years now. We love to travel and experience all things new. Having fun, laughing and joking is how we like to spend our days together. Fionnan is a pretty chilled and laid back boy, although he knows his own mind! He loves to interact with people and laugh and mess about. He is also starting to show a real interest in dogs and other animals, as well as singing and dancing and playing silly. At present his favorite activity is swimming. We would like to consider our home a warm and welcoming environment, where our friends and family are invited to make themselves at home, we would hope that our care giver feels a part of our family and comfortable and welcome in our home at all times. Duties and Responsibilities: Undertake most tasks related to our son’s care. A focus on preparing him for daycare and gradually transitioning him into a routine similar to the one he will be expected to follow when he starts on Oct 1st. Planning daily activity schedules in areas such as, but not limited to, crafts, music and outdoor activities. Provide opportunity to interact with other children, for example attendance and participation in circle time and play dates is important also. Focus on developmental milestones and support our son’s needs in relation to these important stages. We would also like to focus on tasks that will help him adjust more easily to the daycare setting, an environment that is not one on one care, therefore to build independence, things such as increased ability to feed himself etc. Household tasks will be limited to those in relation to our son’s care such as keeping his areas neat and tidy, putting his clothes in the laundry, disregarding of dirty diapers, washing and preparing bottles, preparing his meals etc. Routine: Current routine is as set out below. In the weeks leading up to the start of daycare we will be working on transitioning him to a similar routine to that of the daycare Centre. The main difference will be napping, he will be required to transition from his current two daytime naps to one nap from 12-2pm. Wake at 7am. Bottle. Play. Breakfast. Activity. Read stories. Nap time (roughly 930-11). Wake. Bottle. Activity. (This is the time we generally go out to meet other kids). Lunch. Nap (roughly 2-4). Wake. Bottle. Activity. Dinner. Bath. Bed (7pm). (These Activities should be planned and carried out by the care giver) Babysitting: It would be great also, but not essential, if the candidate was available for babysitting from time to time and also after Oct 1st. Meals: Meal prep will be required for our sons meals only. In most cases he will have had breakfast before we leave in the morning, and in some cases will have dinner with us on our return so in general it will be lunch and snacks daily, but this will vary from day to day. Medical Issues: Our son has no current medical conditions or allergies. If you are interested please send a copy of your resume, including any other relevant information such as specific training, police check cert, examples of activity planning. We will also require a minimum of two references we can contact.