Child and Family Support Worker- Toronto
Core
Provide child care, home support, and emotional guidance to families with children from birth to 4 years, including parents recovering from medical or crisis situations.
Role type
Child and Family Support Worker (CFSW)
Builds
In-home care services for infants and toddlers
Domain
Home health care / Early childhood development
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Infant care (bathing, diapering, stimulation), light housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, teaching parents caregiving skills, mentoring new parents, supporting parents with mental health challenges, working with special needs children (e.g., Autism)
Preferred skills
Early Childhood Education certification, international childcare experience, First Aid/CPR, postpartum depression support experience, special needs experience
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Provide all activities of daily living (ADLs) for children 0-4 years; assist parents with household routines and ADLs; prepare nutritious meals; teach and demonstrate caregiving activities to parents; develop age-appropriate educational and recreational activities
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC