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General Responsibilities of a Child Care Worker include: Working cooperatively and effectively as a team member by communicating and contributing information on a continuous basis; Assisting the Director with programming; Providing activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration and problem solving appropriate to the development of the children; Modeling developmentally appropriate activities and positive behaviour management techniques through daily contact with children and other early childhood staff in the classroom; Maintaining open, friendly and cooperative relationships with each child's family and encouraging their involvement in the program.; Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of current child development practices; Observing children for signs of learning disabilities or emotional problems and reporting concerns to the Director; Helping children clean up after activities and generally tidying up center; Assisting in housekeeping duties (sanitization); Serving snacks and meals; Helping with Cooks role when necessary.
General responsibilities for The Cook are:
following the ministry-approved menu, including shopping, prepping and preparing food, and cleaning the kitchen. It is the cooks responsibility to ensure that she is serving nutritious, balanced meals according to Canadas Food Guide. Administrative Responsibilities include making shopping lists and submitting grocery receipts and completing time sheets. Professionalism responsibilities are the same as other center staff. The Cook is under the direction of the Floor Supervisor/Director.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Children'S Ages
- 5 years
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Food Safe Certificate
Early Childhood Education Skills
- Provide opportunity for creative expression through the mediums of art, dramatic play and music
- Provide supervision and guidance of daily activities, field trips and special activities
- Prepare progress reports and discuss with parents and other staff members
- Plan and develop child care and nursery school programs
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
Additional Skills
- Maintain day care supplies and equipment
- Assist in housekeeping duties
- Assist in maintaining records of children
Early Childhood Educator Assistant Skills
- Prepare craft materials and assist children to use them
- Prepare and serve snacks
- Observe children and report on observations to supervisor
- Guide children in development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
- Conduct and monitor activity programs designed for young children
- Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
- Arrange transition periods such as lunch and rest for children
Type Of Work
- Daycare management
Work Setting
- Child care centre
Ability to Supervise
- More than 20 people
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check