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Whitmore Park Child Care Cooperative is looking to hire two qualified ECE's to join our team of highly motivated Early Childhood Educators - one full-time ECE and one full-time ECE float.
Our team promotes high quality, age-appropriate, play-based learning in a nurturing environment. We provide clear and consistent boundaries for children in a setting where everyone is safe, comfortable, and respected. Furthermore, our centre is devoted to the children's wellbeing and safety. From our nutritious meals to our daily hygiene routines, we are committed to healthy living. Some general cleaning is also required to ensure a safe and clean environment is maintained.
Core Duties
- Create and implement developmentally appropriate activities based on the interests of the children.
- Develop warm, caring and responsive relationship with each child in the group.
- Establish realistic expectations and clear, developmentally appropriate limits and boundaries for children's behaviour.
- Document and display children's experiences for parents, using a variety of platforms such as SeeSaw, monthly newsletters and bulletin boards.
- Aware of developmental milestones in all ages of children.
Skills
- Effective communication and listening skills with children, parents, and co-workers.
- Ability to work independently with large groups of children.
- Have a positive attitude towards work and take initiative to complete tasks.
- Ability to work in partnership with colleagues and other professionals to support children and their families.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and/or emergency situations.
- Ability to effectively resolve conflict as per centre policy.
- Ability to communicate proficiently in English.
Education & Certifications
- Grade 12 diploma, or equivalent
- Early Childhood Educator - level 1, or working towards
- Standard First Aid CPR/AED Level C
- Criminal record check required
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination
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
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
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 Day Nurseries Act
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
Additional Skills
- Maintain day care supplies and equipment
- Assist in housekeeping duties
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
- 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
- 5-10 people
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
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