Childcare Educator- Preschool Room

**Mission: Education rooted in nature to inspire in our students a deeper connection to the community around them.**

**Vision: Every child is given the opportunity to learn about their world through daily access to extended time in nature. Quality educators facilitate an emergent curriculum that reflects the needs of the whole child and meets the demands of the world in which we live.**

**Our preschool provides participants with a nature immersion experience guided by qualified Educators while onsite in our enriched learning environment, or while we access the local parks and forests in our community.**

**Skills**
- **Strong problem solving, critical thinking, communication and interpersonal skills**:

- **Experience working with children aged 18 months-6 years old**:

- **Experience communicating with parents through various mediums**:

- **Knowledge and/or a passion for environmental education, and an understanding of the benefits of providing children with regular access to nature, will be seen as an asset.**

**Qualifications**
- **Early Childhood Education diploma or provincially recognized equivalent. OCT**:

- **Valid Standard First Aid and Level “C” CPR.**:

- **Current (within 6 month) vulnerable sector Police Record Check.**:

- **Food Handler Certification (not mandatory)**
- **Being familiar with and supporting “How Does Learning Happen? Ontario's Pedagogy for the Early Years”.**:

- **Recognizes and responds to the needs of each child by using developmentally appropriate teaching and child behaviour management techniques.**:

- **Demonstrates an above and beyond commitment to the development and safety of children in our care, and is familiar with and comfortable facilitating an environment that support Risky play as described in the FOREST AND NATURE SCHOOL IN CANADA: A Head, Heart, Hands Approach to Outdoor Learning guide.**:

- **Shares in the responsibility for planning, preparing and implementing stimulating, age-appropriate activities that encourage children’s creativity and learning and promote each child’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical development.**:

- **Participates and/or leads in the ongoing learning and development of children through lesson planning, attendance, and other documentation.**:

- **Works in a collaborative and team-oriented manner, and maintains regular and open communication with partnered educators and all other team members.**:

- **Enthusiasm working with children outdoors in all weather.**:

- **Performs other duties as requested by the Director of Preschool Programs.**:

- **Builds and maintains appropriate relationships with parents and supports an open environment of communication regarding their child’s day.**

**Pay rate: $18/ hr + $2/ hr Wage Enhancement Grant= $20/hr. Full benefits after 3 month probation period.**

**Employment type: Full time, 37.5 hrs./week**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $20.00-$21.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff are required to wear masks while indoors. Covid-19 policies and procedures document is reviewed during training.

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-01-27
Expected start date: 2023-01-30