Caretaker

Job Description – Caretaker / Child Care Assistant

For Special Children | NEST / CAREHOME

Position: Caretaker / Child Care Assistant
Department: Child Care / Residential Support
Work Type: Shift-based
Location: / NEST

Job Summary:
We are looking for a caring, responsible, and patient Caretaker to provide day-to-day care and support for children with special needs. The candidate should be comfortable working in shifts and should have a genuine interest in caring for children in a safe, respectful, and nurturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, supervision, and assistance to special children.
• Handle children with patience, kindness, love, and respect.
• Assist children with feeding, hygiene, dressing, toileting, and other daily activities.
• Have basic knowledge and ability to feed babies and young children safely.
• Ensure the safety and comfort of children throughout the assigned shift.
• Support children during sleeping, play, meals, therapy, and daily routines.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the children and their immediate surroundings.
• Observe and report any changes in the child's health, behaviour, food intake, or general condition to the concerned staff.
• In emergency situations, accompany and stay with the child at the hospital as a caregiver/bystander, as instructed by the management.
• Coordinate respectfully with therapists, teachers, nurses, parents, and other staff.
• Follow all institutional child-safety, hygiene, emergency, and care protocols.
• Perform other reasonable child-care duties assigned by the management.

Requirements

• Previous experience in childcare, babysitting, daycare, residential care, special-needs care, nursing assistance, or a similar role is preferred.
• Experience handling babies or children with special needs will be an added advantage.
• Good communication skills and a responsible attitude.
• Should be patient, caring, trustworthy, and child-friendly.
• Ability to work day/night/rotational shifts as required.
• Should be physically capable of assisting children with their daily activities.
• Basic understanding of feeding, hygiene, and child safety.
• Candidates with a genuine interest in working with special children are encouraged to apply.

Employee Benefits

• Food provided during duty/shift as applicable.
• Shift-based work schedule.
• Supportive and professional working environment.
• Opportunity to gain practical experience in special-child care and rehabilitation support.

Preferred Qualities:
Loving Patient Responsible Gentle Alert Trustworthy Good Communicator Child-Friendly

CONTACT 7592006663

Pay: From ₹400.00 per day

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Food provided
• Paid sick time

Work Location: In person