Early Childhood Educator

3 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada Carlington Community Health Centre Full time

The Early Childhood Educator - ECE works as a member of our amazing Headstart teaching team to improve the life situations of high-risk children and their parents through teaching, modelling and broadening their life experiences and expectations. The ECE will provide a safe, caring and developmentally appropriate and fun environment for children ages 2 to 4 years of age. The ECE works within the requirements of the Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA) and adheres to a child-centered, emergent curriculum programming philosophy heavily focused on socio-emotional skills development, guided by trauma-informed and attachment theory principles.

**Program-Related Activities**
- Works with the team of RECEs to provide high quality care that reflect best practices and excellence in Early Years child-centered care.
- Ensures program practices reflect program philosophy and core elements of Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years, How Does Learning Happen?
- Responds to children’s needs in a manner that support positive relationships and social emotional growth, using attachment theory principles.
- Provides a stimulating learning environment for groups of infants, toddlers, and/or pre-schoolers, in alignment with ELECT and How Does learning Happen? principles.
- Plans and implements developmentally-appropriate curriculum for circle groups of children.
- Identifies children with special needs or learning challenges and makes appropriate referrals in consultation with the Headstart Team (e.g. to speech-language pathologist and family support community worker) and implements any recommendations by the specialist in consultation with the parents.
- Informally assesses each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive and language learning needs and plans activities to address both group and individual needs.

**Education and Training**
- Diploma in Early Childhood Education (ECE) required.
- Valid First Aid (Standard) and CPR (infant and child) certificates required.

**Professional Experience**
- Three to five years full-time experience in Early Childhood settings with children ages 0 to six years; experience in Headstart settings an asset.
- Experience and flexibility working in diverse community-based programs with families facing multiple health risks and barriers (e.g., low income).
- Experience working with children with special needs and/or challenging behaviors an asset.
- Cross-cultural awareness and experience working with culturally diverse populations essential.

**Key Competencies**
- Knowledge of child development and behaviour management.
- Understanding of family dynamics and issues relevant to working with low-income (multi-risks) parents/caregivers.
- Extensive understanding of the developmental needs of children and demonstrated ability to use this understanding in program practices.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively and establish appropriate relationships with families and caregivers
- Established ability to supervise children in a manner consistent with the goals and philosophy of the program and the community health centre
- Knowledge of Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA) an asset.
- Familiarity with attachment theory principles and trauma-informed care an asset.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written, in English.

**Linguistic Profile**
- Fluency in English is essential.
- A third language relevant to our client population is an asset.

**Personal Suitability**
- Sensitivity to the needs of marginalized and diverse clientele.
- Commitment to health promotion concepts, strategies, and philosophy.
- Commitment to community-based health care and social services, and strength-based philosophy and practices.

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

Pay: $24.39-$28.67 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you have a valid PRC with vulnerable sector?
- Are you in good standing with the College of ECEs in Ontario?
- How many years of experience working within an Early Childhood setting with children ages 0-5 years?
- The position you applied for is for a toddler/preschool age group teacher as part of a teaching team at the Annavale Headstart Nursery School. It is not a Head teacher position. We like to clarifiy this with all applicants to avoid any mis-understanding of the position. Does this meet what you are looking for in a new opportunity?
- Headstart programs work with highly vulnerable families and children. We have many families with CAS involvement, families living in shelters, living in poverty. Many of our children present with some developmental delays, but may not have been formally diagnosed yet. Does wo

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