Daycare Coordinator

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:
**Education**:

- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
**Work setting**:

- Child care centre
- Before and after school programs
**Tasks**:

- Assess the children's development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs.
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
- Maintain daycare equipment
- Storytelling
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
- Synthesize the overall situation of the children and communicate the information to the parents
- Assist early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
- Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
- Order supplies and equipment
- Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
- Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
- Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
- Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
- Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
- Establish guidelines for behaviour
- Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
- Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
- Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants
**Supervision**:

- 5-10 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Child development assistant (ECE level 1)
- Child development supervisor (ECE level 3)
- Child development worker (ECE level 2)
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- Member of the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE)
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
**Target audience**:

- Children
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity
**Personal suitability**:

- Punctuality
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Creativity
- Honesty
- Ability to multitask
**Experience**:

- 2 years to less than 3 years
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Mileage paid
**Long term benefits**:

- Maternity and parental benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Team building opportunities