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We are hiring a full time position with a start date of August or September
Requirements:
* Early Childhood Education Certificate, Diploma or equivalent (ie: B.Ed, Youth Care Cert, Diploma, Rehab Cert or Diploma, Educational Assistant Certificate, Therapeutic Recreation Diploma).
* First Aid/CPR (or willing to obtain)
* current CPIC (criminal record check) (or willing to obtain)
Skills / Abilities:
* take initiative
* fast learner
* able to work as a team
* able to take direction
* reliable
* creative
* flexible
* ability to problem solve
Duties include but are not limited to:
* providing high quality care for children ages 18 months to 12 years of age in a fully inclusive child care centre.
* program planning
* light housekeeping
* working in a team environment
We offer competitive wages (based on Education and experience). We also offer a benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
1 Wellness day per month
1.5 sick days per month
years of service bonus
annual salary increase, pending board approval
discount on child care fees
RRSP program
Group insurance program
Training allowance
- please note, some benefits have a waiting period
If you are enthusiastic and love children, we are looking for you to join our team.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Continuous learning
Children'S Ages
- 5 years
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Assistant 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
- Plan and develop child care and nursery school programs
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
- Child care centre
Ability to Supervise
- 5-10 people
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Medical exam
- Confidential security clearance