Housekeeper Job in Toronto, Ontario

We are busy family looking for an amazing live-out nanny/mother’s helper to help in the afternoon/evenings so that we can stay sane. Starting March 2015, we are looking for someone to work Monday to Thursday from 3pm – 8pm to help with cleaning the house, making dinner, picking up the kids and helping with bedtimes. Ideal candidate is reliable, punctual, kind, caring, dedicated and dependable. Needed: Experienced, part-time, live-out mother’s helper Duration of Employment: long-term, on an annual contract Start Date: March 2015 (exact date TBD) Number of Children: 1 infant boy (6 months) and one pre-school boy (3 years old) Hours: Monday- Thursday, 3pm – 8pm with possible occasional work. Location: Dundas and Broadview, Toronto Responsibilities: • Maintain a clean and tidy house (regular cleaning duties, such as sweeping, mopping, disinfecting, laundry, etc.) • Prepare dinner and prep snack food or lunches for the family (food provided) • Pick up children from daycare/school • Assist with bedtime routines, such as bathing, reading stories, brushing teeth, putting the kids to bed • Administer medicine to the children when applicable • Clean up after dinner and leave the house tidy at the end of the day Occasional babysitting includes: • Create a stimulating, nurturing, and safe environment for the children • Take children for daily outings (weather dependant) to local parks, drop-ins, libraries, baby cafés, playdates with other children, AGO, ROM, etc. • Teach the children good social manners • Discipline the children, when necessary Other: • The Employee agrees to keep updated First Aid and CPR, and to provide a Police Background Check. • The Employee will be responsible for their own meals but will have access to the family fridge. • The Employee must be punctual. • The Employee must have their own cell phone and be reachable at all times while working. Wages: • Hourly rate to be negotiated. • The employer will deduct legislated deductions, including income taxes, CPP and EI from pay and will provide the employer with proper pay stubs and a T4 for tax purposes. Time off: 3 weeks over the course of the year, to be taken as 2 weeks over Christmas and 1 week to be taken at a point agreed to by both Employer and Employee. Employee is also eligible for any statutory holidays. 6 days to be used for illness, medical appointments, bereavement/compassionate leave. Cannot be used for vacation. The Employee will use best efforts to give the Employer at least twelve (12) hours’ notice before being absent due to illness. ***REFERENCES REQUIRED***