Childcare Assistant

**Requisition ID**: 329578

**Position Number**: 20036539

**Posting End Date**: January 27, 2023

**City**: Churchill

**Site**: Churchill Health Centre

**Work Location**: Churchill Health Centre

**Department / Unit**: Children's Centre

**Job Stream**: Non-Clinical

**Union**: MGEU-Church-134

**Anticipated Start Date - End Date**: 01/25/2023 - Indefinite

**Reason for Term**:Other Leave

**FTE**: 1.00

**Anticipated Shift**: Days

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.50

**Annual Base Hours**: 1950

**Salary**:$18.328, $18.709, $19.087, $19.468, $0.00
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**Position Overview**:
Under the direction of the Children's Centre Coordinator, the Child Care assistant attends to the care and learning of the children at the Children's centre. The Child Care Assistant must continuously take initiative in keeping the children busy with the equipment/supplies provided.

**Experience**:

- Previous experience in a child care setting an asset and completed or willing to complete the 40 hour course requirements for working in a Children Centre.

**Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)**:

- High school graduate or equivalent.

**Certification/Licensure/Registration**:

- Must have CPR and First Aid certificates.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Demonstrated ability to relate effectively to children, parents and community.
- Demonstrates a calm and confident manner during difficult situations.
- Demonstrated ability in planning activities for children and/or shows initiative.
- Maintains confidentiality with all information entrusted to the position.
- Represents the CRHA in a professional and positive manner.

**Physical Requirements**:

- Possible lifting at times.
- Possible eye strain.
- Possible posture and muscle problems.
- Other demands as it pertains to position.
- Possible contact with children with aggressive behavior

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
- Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT._ _The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services._