Early Childhood Educator

2 weeks ago

Victoria, Canada Esquimalt Nation Full time

**Overview**

Our mission is to build a legacy for present and future generations of Esquimalt Nation members by ensuring our work is rooted in the teachings and natural laws that flow from the Sacred Trust. We will promote and advance holistic health, self-sufficiency and safety of Esquimalt Nation members by offering meaningful programs and services and working with our partners for mutually beneficial goals.
**Position Summary**

The Early Childhood Educator (ECE) position is responsible for providing various child-minding services for Esquimalt Nations’ licensed daycare. The ECE will report directly to the Daycare Manager and will be on a team of four (4) ECEA’s, one (1) Early Childhood Educator and one (1) Infant and Toddler Educator. The ECE will provide exemplary childcare guided by the British Columbia (B.C.) Learning Framework and the Early Childhood Educators of B.C. code of ethics.
**Primary Responsibilities**
- Provides supervision, including approval of leave, performance evaluations and general oversight to a team of two (2) Early Childhood Educator Assistants (ECEA)
- Assists in developing daycare schedules and planning logistics with daycare staff
- Engages children in stories and other cultural teachings
- Sets up and tears down daycare components as directed
- Observes how children use materials and communications as a method to expand play and plan activities that recognize individual differences
- Initiates referrals or additional services for parents and children
- Prepares meals when necessary for daycare
- Ensures compliance with safety protocols and Esquimalt Nations Daycare Policy
- Assists in developing and implementing necessary guidelines for day care licensing
- Carries out a daily schedule that incorporates child-directed activities, care routines and transition times
- Encourages and assists children in carrying out daily routines
- Engages children individually and as a group
- Sets realistic behaviour expectations for children
- Attends to children’s physical needs such as diapering, toileting, eating and sleeping
- Seeks out opportunities to recognize and respect family’s child rearing practices
- Organizes physical and social environments to extend and expand child-directed play experiences
- Provides a daily balance of active/quiet, indoor/outdoor and individual/group activities
- Sets up and tear down of daycare components

**Team core competencies**
- Interdepartmental collaboration is a key to successful program delivery
- On time, ready to work each day
- Desire to serve the Nation members and the ability to put the greater good before personal feelings and resentments
- Belief that traditional processes of inclusiveness, dealing with conflict, respectful communication, and the connectedness to the spirit of the land is the respectful way to carry out all Nation business
- Share in a spiritual base upon which to build all conduct and decisions
- Share in a commitment to living life today following the teachings of the elders, we honor the Esquimalt Nation traditions and will attempt to use them in our daily work life
**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Demonstrated knowledge of Esquimalt/Indigenous people and culture
- Ability to work within a team
- Strong communication (verbal and written) skills
- Possesses reliable public relations and interpersonal skills to clarify facts, provide information and respond to community needs
- Proven ability to work with limited supervision and follow standardized practices and/or methods
- Well-developed de-escalation skills in potentially volatile situations
- Skilled in working with children and families
- Demonstrated mental alertness to ensure the safety of others
**Training, Education, and Experience**
- Early Childhood Education Certification
- Class 4 driver’s license with own vehicle and extended liability insurance
- Minimum of two years’ experience working in a First Nations community
- Minimum of one year experience in working with children
- Clean criminal record check for vulnerable populations and First Aid
**Critical Success Factors**:

- Committed to our guiding principles:_
- Every individual reflects the whole
- Connect our spirituality to our work
- Promote self sufficiency

**Salary**: $31.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Work Location: In person

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