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The YMCA of Regina is a values based charitable organization dedicated to building a strong community. The YMCA of Regina has 3 facilities with over 10,000 members, 5 Childcare Centres, 19 Before and After school sites, 2 Virtual YMCA's and countless community development programs.
Children learn primarily through play, thrive on positive feedback and deserve a nurturing environment with a huge helping of fun to top it all off. Children are constantly changing, learning and developing. The ideal candidate will foster this innocence and take every "ah ha" moment and run with it. The YMCA of Regina follows the YMCA Playing to Learn Curriculum, a primarily interest and play based way of teaching. The YMCA Playing to Learn Curriculum allows the children freedom to learn at their own pace, gain valuable skills and reach developmental milestones all while playing.
Responsibilities and Duties
-Understand and maintain Ministry of Education regulations.
-Provide a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn and explore
-Demonstrates the YMCA core values, vision and mission.
-Adopts and participates actively in the YMCA Playing to Learn Curriculum.
-Maintains a clean and healthy workplace according to public health and YMCA standards.
-Fosters teamwork and open communication.
-Demonstrates a commitment to working in partnership with parents, families, stakeholders and team members.
Qualifications
-Current CPR/First Aid
-Criminal Record Check/Vulnerable Sector dated within the past 3 months
-ECE Certification, or willingness to obtain (preference given to those with ECE I or higher)
-Knowledge of Emergent Curriculum is an asset
Perks
-YMCA values and encourages professional development and education.
-Competitive pension and benefit package.
-YMCA family membership with will full time employment.
-Fun work environment.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
Children'S Ages
- 5 years
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
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
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
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
- 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
Work Setting
- Day-care centre
Ability to Supervise
- 1-2 people
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
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