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The role of Early Childhood Educator is to provide programming for children with diverse needs and implement the philosophy and goals of Hopes Home. They create an environment that promotes learning, individuality, growth and development while upholding the highest standards for daycare practice.
Major Responsibilities & Key Activities:
Work cooperatively with the Hopes Home team to develop and implement programming for children with diverse needs in a multi-aged home environment.
Plan and provide daily experiences/programming that support and promote each child's physical, emotional, social, communicative, cognitive and creative skills.
Develop and maintain an overall environment that support and encourages the development of all children.
Protect and promote the psychological and physical safety, health and well-being of each child being cared for.
Develop and maintain a warm, caring, and responsive relationship with every child.
Adhere to all policies and procedures of Hopes Home.
Facilitate behavioral/physical rehabilitation and programming (includes documentation and data collection)
Attend to personal care duties as required (i.e. dressing/undressing, bathroom needs, personal hygiene matters, feeding, etc.)
Attend to the physio-therapeutic needs of the child (i.e. walker, standing frame, etc.)
Assist and supervise children during events and activities while promoting appropriate and positive behavior
Be conscientious of, and provide for nutritional standards and regulations as set by the Canadian Food Guide and Provincial Health Department
Housekeeping duties such as laundry, sweeping/mopping, dusting, sanitizing, etc.
Qualifications, Skills & Abilities:
Completion of Early Childhood Education diploma.
Related training in the area of children with special needs.
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with a variety of behavioral and physical disorders, as well as children with diverse needs.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Children'S Ages
- 5 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Assistant Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Diploma or Degree
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
- Assess the developmental level of children
Additional Skills
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
- 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
- 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
- Arrange transition periods such as lunch and rest for children
Experience With Children Who Have Special Needs
- Children who are blind or visually impaired
- Children with a mental health disability
- Children with a physical disability
- Children with an intellectual disability
- Children with behavioural issues
Work Setting
- Child care centre
Ability to Supervise
- 11-15 people
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Tuberculosis test
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