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Under the supervision of the Centre Director and or Assistant Director, the Early Childhood Educator is responsible for providing a safe environment and programmed activities which stimulates and builds on each child's areas of development physically, emotionally, socially, intellectually, creatively and sensory.
The Early Childhood Educator shall maintain a consistent concern for the health and safety of all children at all times.
Guiding children's behavior is done by the educator in a manner that supports the centre's philosophy, policies and procedures and adheres to the Child Care regulations.
The Early Childhood Educators is expected to build and maintain a positive professional relationship with children, their families, coworkers, and the Director, Assistant Director and or supervisors.
Responsibilities also includes cleaning and environment maintenance.
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
- 3-11 months
- 4 years
- Newborn
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Food Safe Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Diploma or Degree
- WHMIS 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 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
Experience With Children Who Have Special Needs
- Children with a mental health disability
- Children with a physical disability
- Children with an intellectual disability
- Children with behavioural issues
Work Setting
- Kindergarten
- Day-care centre
- Child care centre
- Before and after school programs
Ability to Supervise
- 11-15 people
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Confidential security clearance
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