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LeRoy Daycare is seeking responsible, professional, mature, energetic and committed individuals who enjoy working with children to join our team. We provide childcare for children between the ages of 6 weeks and school age.
Requirements:
ECE Certificate or Diploma or willingness to obtain is an asset
Experience working with children is an asset
Current First Aid/CPR is required but can be obtained after employment begins
Current clear criminal record and vulnerable sector check
Ability to supervise children and maintain ratio in a safe environment
Planning and executing developmentally appropriate activities and participating in physical activities
Teaching values, manners and responsibility while encouraging child-led activities
Cleaning, organizing, sanitizing environment
Potential need for opening and/or closing duties
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Children'S Ages
- 5 years
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 3-11 months
- 4 years
- Newborn
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Food Safe 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
- 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
- Child care centre
- Before and after school programs
Ability to Supervise
- 16-20 people
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)