Casual EarlyON Child and Family Centre Program Facilitator

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best. We are seeking creative, dynamic, committed educational leaders to join the following initiative: Casual EarlyON Child and Family Centre Program Facilitator Overview Under the direction of the Program Coordinator, the Casual EarlyON Child and Family Centres Program Facilitator is responsible for: overseeing the day-to-day operation of his/her assigned EarlyON Child and Family Centre; working in collaboration with the Principal and school staff to provide a high quality, play-based, developmentally appropriate program that reflects the needs of the community; ensuring consistent program delivery; providing a family literacy program that focuses on developing literacy and numeracy skills; modeling parent-child interactions; facilitating parenting education that promotes a positive home/school partnership; collecting relevant data; monitoring program registration and attendance and maintaining up-to-date and accurate records; providing a nutritious snack daily to the children attending the program; and providing a welcoming, safe, nurturing, inclusive, positive, and respectful environment that recognizes individual differences. Qualifications and Required Knowledge/Education A thorough understanding of early childhood development. Two years’ experience working in an environment with children from birth to age 6 and their families, parent and/or caregiver, trained and certified in providing First Aid and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge of adult education principles, experience working in high need communities, as well as the ability to speak a second language is an asset. Incumbent must have knowledge of school board policies and procedures related to early years programs and to the operation of the school system, have the ability to work with minimum supervision within a multicultural environment, and can respect and work with a diverse range of children and families of all backgrounds and abilities; demonstrates sensitivity to individual needs of children in a multi-ethnic and multilingual environment; demonstrates initiative and creativity; has the ability to model healthy adult-child relationships and adapts well to changing demands. As an effective team player, this position works collaboratively with parents, caregivers and staff to achieve goals, group facilitation, consensus building, and problem-solving skills, and proficient in the use of computer technology. These skills would normally be acquired through completion of a two-year community college program in Early Childhood Education, or equivalent. Registration with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators is required, and a minimum of two (2) years experience working within a parent-child and/or child care is required. Valid First Aid certification/CPR is required. Salary Expectations $20.85 + 4% vacation pay per hour Application Process Applications will be considered in accordance with Policy Equitable Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion. OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity. If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process, please send an email to any time. EDUCATING FOR SUCCESS - BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES TOGETHER