Early Childhood Dev Consultant

3 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Education & Early Childhood Development

**Location**:HALIFAX

**Type of Employment**:Term

**Union Status**:NSGEU - NSPG

**Closing Date**:17-Nov-23 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**About Us**:
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is leading the transformation of the early years and public education system in Nova Scotia. We are doing this by designing an innovative curriculum, facilitating excellence in teaching and learning, ensuring an inclusive education experience, and working closely with our partners in education. This will provide children, students, and families with a strong foundation for success. This department is a perfect fit for those that want to be part of the future of public education in the province by supporting student learning in a progressive and responsive policy environment.

**About Our Opportunity**:
The Early Childhood Development Consultant (ECDC) provides expertise and specialized consultation in the planning, development, and implementation of early childhood development programs, including initiatives related to the core principles of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

As an ECDC, you will engage with regulated early learning and child care programs, providing guidance, tools, and strategies for meeting the individual needs for children and families served and provide developmentally appropriate learning opportunities aimed at supporting short and long-term developmental outcomes for young children.

This position reports to the Early Childhood Development Consultant (ECDC) Team Lead.

**Primary Accountabilities**:

- Use mentorship and coaching techniques to support educators to reflect critically with the aim to strengthen or enhance early childhood pedagogy practices.
- Assessing the needs of families and community to support their integration of those needs into equitable, relevant, and responsive early learning programs.
- Supporting the administration, organization, and operation of regulated child-care facilities and family home child-care agencies; and
- Providing a collaborative and relational approach that supports an integrated work model with subsidy and licensing colleagues.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
To be successful in this role you have a Bachelors’ degree (Early Childhood Education, or a related field), and five years of related experience in an early learning and care program with demonstrated experience in coaching and mentoring capacity. An acceptable combination of education and experience may be considered.

You are proficient using Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), have strong interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), and organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy while balancing priorities.

In addition, you also possess the following:

- Knowledge of Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework including best practice models in the development of high-quality early learning programs for children; and
- Extensive/current knowledge of the philosophical approaches/models related to inclusion, developmental intervention, family centered practice and community collaboration.
- Skills with implementing evaluation tools specific to the assessment of program quality and effectiveness.

**Equivalency**:
**Benefits**:
Based on the employment status and Union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click here to learn more about our various benefits offering and eligibility criteria.

**Working Conditions**:

- **This position requires travel within Nova Scotia.**:

- **Must have a valid Nova Scotia driver’s license.**

**Additional Information**:

- The location of this position is within the Central Region, based out of our Halifax office. Based on operational needs, this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies within Halifax Regional Municipality.

**What We Offer**:

- Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
- Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
- Countless career paths.
- Department specific flexible working schedules.

**Pay Grade**: PR 13

**Salary Range**: $2,543.38 - $3,091.70 Bi-Weekly

**Employment Equity Statement**:

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