Childcare Consultant

**JOB POSTING #2024-60-02**
**INTERNAL/EXTERNAL**
**Child Care Resource and Referral**
**Childcare Consultant**
**Wage: $29.96 per hour**
**Full Time: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional evenings and Saturdays**
**Permanent**

**Provide Coaching and Support to Childcare Providers, Families, and the Community**
**Join the team at Archway**
**Come Help Us Help People**

**Location: Abbotsford**

**On Site**

**Job Summary**:
**Your Role**:

- Providing information and referrals to parents seeking childcare services via interview and follow-up contact.
- Providing ongoing support to both licensed and registered license-not-required childcare providers.
- Participating in planning and implementing workshops for childcare providers.
- Participating in community events, networking, and educational opportunities.
- Having sound knowledge of provincial childcare regulations.
- Maintaining files, statistics, and client tracking.

This position is a great fit for someone who enjoys facilitating workshops, conducting training sessions, networking, conducting facility visits, and working with people who provide care to children and families.

**Our Offer**
- Wage: $29.96 per hour.
- Afull-time position at 35 hours per week, availability Mondays to Fridays, with the occasional Saturdays and evenings, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
- Permanent

Benefits include:

- Three weeks’ pro-rated vacation.
- A great benefits plan including extended health, and dental, you choose your plan.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program that includes online access to wellness resources.
- Great in-house training opportunities.
- Rewarding work in a positive environment.
- A pension plan: Archway meets your contribution.

**Getting an Interview - you will be considered if you have**:

- A certificate in Early Childhood Education (ECE) as a minimum.
- Preference will be given to those who also have Infant Toddler and Special Needs Certificates.
- Minimum of 5 years working in the field of early childhood education.
- At least one year experience working in a team setting.

**The Job Requires you to have**:

- A valid Class 5 driver’s license and satisfactory driver’s record.
- Current First Aid Childcare certificate.
- Knowledge and understanding of multiple childcare options.
- Well-developed computer skills; able to use Microsoft O365, including Outlook, Teams, Excel.
- Well-developed knowledge of the state and complexity of childcare in Abbotsford and British Columbia.
- Knowledge of community resources and organizations available for families within the Abbotsford area.
- Well-developed written, verbal, and active listening skills; able to communicate effectively and respectfully with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and varying levels of English.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work occasional Saturdays and evenings.
- Ability to have direct, in-person contact with on-site staff and clients; adherence to health and safety protocols is required.
- Ability to interact with people in challenging situations.
- A satisfactory Criminal Records Check is a condition of employment.

**Closing date is May 15, 2024.**

**TO APPLY**

Please submit your cover letter and resume to:
Job Posting #2024-60-02

**No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted**.

**Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.**
- **We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional and unceded territory of the Stō:ló people. Stō:ló territory extends from the mouth of the Fraser River to Boston Bar. Locally, this includes the Matsqui First Nation and Sumas First Nation. We give them thanks for sharing their land and resources with us. **_
- **We invest in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees.**_

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

Pay: $29.96 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- You must have a certificate in Early Childhood Education (ECE) as a minimum.
- Preference will be given to those who also have Infant Toddler and Special Needs Certificates.
- A satisfactory Criminal Records Check is a condition of employment.

**Experience**:

- Working in the field of early childhood education: 5 years (required)
- Working in a team: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Childcare Certificate (required)
- Class 5 driver's license (required)
- Satisfactory driver's record (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-05-15