Preschool Assistant

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The Preschool Assistant position plays an integral role in the cultural and social development of our preschool children. Under the direction of the Preschool Teacher, the Assistant will help to guide children's behavior, ensure safety, assist children through their stages of development and prepare them for school.

SUCCESS PROFILE

What does it take to be successful working in the Early Childhood Education Department at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- **Ethical**:Maintains and promotes individual and organizational integrity and values in conduct of all activities.
- **Accountable**:Takes responsibility and ownership for a problem, project, or issue.
- **Interpersonally Effective**:Creates and sustains positive working relationships.
- **Culturally Led**:foster workplace cultures that respect and value the skills, experiences, and perspectives of Indigenous employees and communities.
- **Flexible/Adaptable**: Maintains effectiveness in varying work environments where circumstances and priorities are changing.
- **Effective Communicator**:Demonstrates open, honest, and respectful written and verbal communication.

**WORK THAT MATTERS**

Are you looking to start a career where you create a community with healthy, happy children who are supported to reach their full potential and encourage all children to begin a lifelong journey of learning within a culturally supportive and safe environment. Our team is passionate about supporting children and their families.

We believe that education should provide our students with teachings, experiences, and values that will develop personal qualities such as self-reliance, cooperation, generosity, honesty, and respect for others and the environment. Preschools offer a wide variety of experiences and activities that are designed to meet all aspects of your child’s development, including social, language, physical, cognitive, emotional, and self-help skills. All areas of development are encouraged through play, small and large group experiences, as well as child
- and adult-directed activities. Preschool enhances a child’s self-esteem and provides the building blocks for future learning. Of course, the most important aspect of preschool is to have fun

Seabird Island is located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

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BENEFITS & PERKS
- Extended health and dental benefits,
- Accrued vacation and sick time.
- Pension plan with matching employer contributions,
- Access to internal training programs, professional development and skill enhancement,
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team,
- Equitable hourly rates
- Casual dress code

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**
- Assist with the planning and carrying out of the preschool program plans, including activities, games, crafts, snacks, field trips, supplies etc.
- Incorporate SPICE (social, physical, intellectual, cultural and emotional) needs into all aspects of the daily programming.
- Teach basic skills such as identification of colours, shapes, numbers, letter recognition, personal hygiene and other social skills.
- Attend to children’s basic needs by assisting with meal times, dressing and other personal hygiene activities to promote learning.
- Assist with identifying children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with Preschool Teacher for further follow-up.
- Assist with file maintenance for the students.
- Record daily activities, materials and methods used. The teaching techniques should enhance listening skills and speech and language development
- Make necessary referrals for health, development, speech, language and hearing on the request of the Preschool Teacher.
- Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by your Supervisor, Manager, Director, Executive Director, or Chief &
Council.

**WHAT YOU BRING**

**Education**
- Early Childhood Education Certificate and current license to practice required.
- Infant/Toddler Certificate required.

**Experience/Skills**
- Experience working with children in a preschool environment.
- Experienced in program planning, performing assessments and supervision (children and staff).
- Experience with reporting and budgeting.
- Warm and personable demeanor.
- Must be punctual, trustworthy, and able to work independently to complete assigned tasks.

**Requirements**:

- Must provide satisfactory immunization and tuberculosis testing results.
- Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information.
- Current Childcare Facilities and Licensing approved First Aide Certification
- Proficient computer skills with the Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.)
- Proficient interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Ability to agree as well as adhere to Seabird Island Band Human Resources (HR), Finance, and Information Technology (