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44100.02 – Foster parents

Foster parents care for foster children, usually on an emergency or temporary basis, as a primary guardian under general direction of foster parent agency.

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    Core competencies

    • Learning and Teaching Strategies, and Instructing to teach children routines, social skills and academics to guide them through transitions smoothly and equip them with the skills needed to thrive
    • Social Perceptiveness to effectively recognize and respond to children's behaviour, emotional states and social interactions
    • Hearing Sensitivity to detect subtle cues from foster children who may not express their needs or feelings directly
    • Multi-Signal Response to respond effectively to multiple signals, ensuring children receive the attention and care needed, such as attending to a child's distress while managing household responsibilities
    • Service Orientation to provide care that is responsive to the unique needs of each child, including being proactive, advocating for their well-being and being committed to supporting their emotional and developmental growth
    • Knowledge in Training, Mentoring and Coaching to structure learning experiences for foster children who may have faced instability or trauma

    Main duties

    This group performs some or all of the following duties:

    • Care for foster children, usually on an emergency or temporary basis, as a primary guardian under general direction of foster parent agency
    • Consult foster parent agency supervisors for advice and when problems arise
    • Administer foster care programs for foster children, as directed by foster parent agency social workers.

    Additional information

    • There is mobility among occupations in this group.

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    NOC hierarchy breakdown

    NOC version

    NOC 2021 Version 1.0

    Broad occupational category

    4 – Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services

    TEER

    4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

    Major group

    44 – Care providers and public protection support occupations

    Sub-major group

    441 – Home care provider occupations

    Minor group

    4410 – Home care provider occupations

    Unit group

    44100 – Home child care providers

    Occupational profile

    44100.02 – Foster parents

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