Early Years Support Worker

3 months ago


Parksville, Canada BGC Central Vancouver Island Full time

**Early Years Support Worker - ASL Interpreting Skills**

**What's in it for you?**
**Hours**: Monday - Friday, 4-Month Term (35 hours per week)
**Location**:Parksville, BC

The Early Years Support Worker with ASL interpreting skills will facilitate communication between Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing children and staff within childcare and preschool settings while providing support and direct care to children, encouraging their intellectual, physical and emotional growth.

**Job Duties**:

- Provide support by interpreting social situations and environment context using ASL interpreting skills to facilitate communication between Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing children and staff within childcare.
- Provide support in program with daily life skills, social skills, language development, and /or behaviour management. May include the development of visual cards or the use of approved technology to assist a child with their communication.
- Support all children in the program not only the identified individual child(ren).
- Follow all childcare licensing regulations as required.
- May be required to assist individuals with lifts and transfers.
- Recognize, analyze and deal with potential emergency situations such as individuals’ aggressive behaviour to minimize potential harm to the person and/or the public.
- Report and document applicable incidents/ injuries.
- Administer medication to individuals in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Ensure health and safety standards are maintained. Attend to the physical, emotional, and medical needs of the child(ren).

**Administration**:

- Participate in assessment, goal setting, and program planning such as Care Plans or medical plans for person(s) supported. Document and implement the plan. Provide input into the evaluation of the program.
- Evaluate individual’s needs and develop short term and long-term goals to meet such needs with the active participation of the other staff members as well as of the individual and their personal networks (both professional and nonprofessional).
- Review and evaluate individual’s progress and make adjustments to programs as required. Provide feedback and support to individual and/or their family.

**Qualifications/ Education**:

- Strong American Sign Language (ASL) skills required.
- Early Childhood Education Diploma or Community Support Worker Certificate or BI certification preferred. (Combination of education and experience will be considered).
- Valid First Aid/CPR certificate approved by Community Care Facilities Licensing.
- A criminal record check will be conducted; no applicable convictions will be permitted.
- Previous experience working in a licenced childcare facility is preferred.
- Previous experience interpreting ASL preferred.



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