Early Childhood Educator

**Full Job Description**
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: Experience an asset

**Work setting**
- Child care centre

**Tasks**
- Order supplies and equipment
- Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
- Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
- Establish guidelines for behaviour
- Assess the abilities, interests and needs of children and discuss progress or problems with parents and other staff members
- Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
- Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants

**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**
- Child development assistant (ECE level 1)
- Child development supervisor (ECE level 3)
- Child development worker (ECE level 2)
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR

**Security and safety**
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Vulnerable sector check

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking

**Personal suitability**
- Punctuality
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics

**Long term benefits**
- Other benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week

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

**Salary**: $19.67-$25.12 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Timberlea, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location