Live-In Family Caregiver

CarePros

4d • Onsite

About The Position

CarePros is looking for a family to provide dedicated and experienced live-in care with compassion and patience for two children, ages 5 and 3. Both children are non-verbal and are on the autism spectrum. This is a hands-on family-based caregiving role (not a therapy position). We are seeking an Edmonton family who can provide loving, attentive, and highly consistent full-time care to become a steady, trusted presence in the children's daily lives.

About the Children
Two siblings: a 5-year-old and a 3-year-old. Both children are non-verbal and have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Neither child is potty trained; full-time toileting/diapering support is required for both. Both children require hands-on support with feeding; they are not independent eaters. Both require hands-on support with hygiene routines (bathing, grooming, and dressing). Both require active support with social interactions and engagement, because of their communication differences. Both children are very high energy and can be a real handful; being comfortable with busy, physically demanding days is essential to this role. Attempts to run off/run away are frequent, including outdoors or in unfamiliar spaces. Both children require constant, active supervision. Communication is primarily non-verbal. Patience, close observation, and creative connection are more important than conversations.

Your Typical Day
As their caregiver, you will fully manage the course of the day for both children together. This includes: morning routine (waking up, getting dressed, feeding, toileting/diapering), hands-on supervision and support through play/meals/activities, naps/downtime for the 3-year-old, managing transitions between activities (often the hardest moments for these kids), hygiene/bathing routines, and bedtime routine. Toileting, hygiene, and feeding support are needed throughout the day for both children, not only at scheduled times. Both children require active support with engaging and interacting with others instead of being left to keep themselves busy. A huge part of this position is reading non-verbal cues (body language, sounds/noises, and behavior changes) to anticipate their needs or frustration before it escalates, and responding calmly/consistently instead of being reactive.

Supervision and Safety
This role requires a significantly higher level of supervision than typical childcare. Both children need constant eyes-on attention, especially outdoors, in parking lots, near water, and in unfamiliar spaces. Attempts to run off are frequent (not occasional), so this is a central, ongoing responsibility rather than a rare occurrence. Managing two high-energy children with these needs at the same time, not one child after the other, is a core challenge of this role. As their caregiver, you will stay calm, alert, and effective even if one child runs off while the other is mid-meltdown.

Requirements

• Experience caring for children with autism or other developmental disabilities.
• Comfortable and experienced with providing full toileting, hygiene, and feeding support for young children.
• Skilled at actively facilitating and encouraging social interaction and engagement with non-verbal children.
• Confident and calm while managing high-energy children with frequent run away attempts; must be physically able to keep pace and react quickly.
• Patient, nurturing, low-reactivity, and unwavering under pressure.
• Comfortable and reliable living in your family home full-time.
• One adult in the household is full-time, stay-at-home dedicated to this caregiver role, with no other children living in the home (or a caregiving couple who can demonstrate safe management of their own children alongside the client children).
• Must be 21 years of age or older and financially stable.
• Must be a Canadian permanent resident (legally authorized to work in Canada).
• Must own a 4-door vehicle.
• Active Alberta Class 5 driver's license.
• Clean Alberta 3-year driver's abstract.
• Active Standard/Intermediate First Aid with CPR Level C + AED (in person or blended course from a Canadian provider).
• Alberta automotive insurance full policy with $2 million liability coverage.
• Alberta residential or tenant insurance full policy with $1 million liability coverage.
• Commercial General Liability (CGL) $2 million liability insurance coverage.
• Clear Criminal Record with Vulnerable Sector Check (for everyone 18+ living in the home, obtained within the last 4 months).
• Clear Intervention Record Check (for everyone 18+ living in the home, obtained within the last 4 months).

Nice To Haves

• Open to additional training specific to the children's needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily routines for two non-verbal children with autism, including morning routines, feeding, toileting/diapering, hygiene, bathing, dressing, naps, and bedtime routines.
• Provide hands-on support with feeding, toileting, hygiene, and dressing for both children throughout the day.
• Actively supervise and engage children during play, meals, and activities.
• Manage transitions between activities, which can be challenging for the children.
• Read and respond to non-verbal cues to anticipate needs and prevent escalation of frustration.
• Provide constant, active supervision, especially in potentially unsafe environments (outdoors, parking lots, near water, unfamiliar spaces).
• Maintain a calm, alert, and effective demeanor while managing multiple challenging situations simultaneously (e.g., one child running off while the other is having a meltdown).
• Build connection through consistent routine, physical play, and sensory activities.
• Collaborate with CarePros on routines, care approaches, and existing therapies.
• Obtain and maintain a foster home license from the Government of Alberta.
• Ensure children have a private, unshared bedroom with a legal window.

Benefits

• Non-taxable income in this Independent Contractor role.
• 4 days per month for respite.
• Potential for additional staffing support.
• Innovative technology to assist daily care routines.
• Cornell University Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training certification.
• Service Excellence training.
• Opportunity to shape the lives of young children.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed