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Requirements:
- Early Childhood Education Certificate with job experience or be willing to work towards certification.
-Possible funding available to assist in achieving education requirements.
- First Aid and CPR Certificate, Criminal Background check and Vulnerable sector check.
-Food Safe Certificate
Duties:
- Assist Director to develop and implement child programs;
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
- Plan and develop child care and nursery school programs
- Provide supervision and guidance of daily activities, field trips and special activities
- Provide opportunity for creative expression through the mediums of art, dramatic play and music
- Lead activities with children;
- Guide and assist children to develop eating, dressing and toilet habits;
- Provide supervision and guidance of daily activities;
- Maintain a safe and orderly working environment for students and staff.
- Assist in housekeeping duties
- Arrange transition periods such as lunch and rest for children
- Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
- Conduct and monitor activity programs designed for young children
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
- Guide children in development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Observe children and report on observations to supervisor
- Prepare craft materials and assist children to use them
Work Setting:
- Child care center
-Fast paced environment
-High Noise levels
-Ability to Supervise 5-10 people
Work Location Information:
- Rural community
Childrens Ages:
6 Months to 12 Years of age.
Vulnerable Sector Check Required.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Children'S Ages
- 5 years
- 3-11 months
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- Newborn
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
- First Aid Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Assistant Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Food Safe Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Diploma or Degree
- WHMIS Certificate
- Not applicable
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
- Maintain day care supplies and equipment
- Assist in maintaining records of children
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
- Order supplies and equipment
- Assist in housekeeping duties
Early Childhood Educator Assistant Skills
- 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
- Prepare craft materials and assist children to use them
Experience With Children Who Have Special Needs
- Children with an intellectual disability
- Children who are blind or visually impaired
- Children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- Children with a mental health disability
- Children with a physical disability
- Children with behavioural issues
Work Setting
- Day-care centre
- Child care centre
- Before and after school programs
- Multicultural setting
Ability to Supervise
- 3-4 people
- 5-10 people
- 11-15 people
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Child welfare check