Ece Permanent

The vacancies listed below are available to Supply Early Childhood Educators

**Permanent Full-Time**

**Position: Before and After School Program**:
**Designated Early Childhood Education**

**Salary Range : In accordance with Collective Agreement**

**Location: Lakeshore Public School**

**Cedar Ridge Public School**

**Central Public School**

**Kilbride Public School**

**John T Tuck Public School**

**Harvest Oak Public School**

**Tecumseh Public School**

**Work Schedule 35 hours/week (7 hour/day)**

**Split Shift - 6:45am - 10:15am and 2:45pm - 6:15pm**

**Position Summary**:
**Registered Early Childhood Educators are required to provide professional, high quality play-based licensed before and after school programs that meet the developmental needs of children 3.8 - 12 years of age. Registered Early Childhood Educators are responsible for developing and implementing a program based on the Ministry of Education “How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years” document while adhering to established HDSB policies and procedures and quality standards, as well as the regulations of the Child Care and Early Years Act. This position reports to the Manager, Early Years and Child Care Programs.**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **This position requires the ability and flexibility to work a flexible schedule including early mornings and late afternoons.**
- **Program areas will be based out of shared spaces within HDSB schools, therefore, requiring movement/set up of equipment on a daily/weekly/ monthly basis**
- **Responsible for pedagogical documentation of children's learning**
- **Knowledgeable on the pedagogical practices as they relate to Early Learning and Child Development and understands the Ministry of Education guidelines and curriculum;**
- **Understand and comply with all regulatory items as per the Child Care and Early Years Act, Ministry of Education, and others;**
- **Must be familiar with the developmental needs of children ranging from ages 3.8 years to 12 years**
- **Assist with children’s meals and snacks including set up and clean up;**
- **Plan, organize and lead activities for children 3.8 years to 12 years of age to meet the developmental needs of children;**
- **Ensure the health and safety of the children is maintained at all times;**
- **Liaise with parents and community contacts;**

**Qualifications**:

- **Degree or Diploma in Early Childhood Education**
- **A member in good standing of the College of Early Childhood Educators**
- **18 years of age or older**
- **Current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR-C & AED certification (Level C)**
- **Current and clear Criminal Reference and Vulnerable Sector Check**
- **Current health assessment and immunization, in accordance with local Public Health guidelines.**
- **Strong interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport with children, families, staff/volunteers, and community partners**
- **Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal**
- **Working Computer knowledge**

Computer skills and knowledge will be considered an asset.

Applications submitted directly to Human Resources Department or the School will not be considered or processed.

First consideration for posted vacancies will be given to qualified applicants from the employee group in which the vacancy occurs.

Applicant Self Identification Questions:
As part of the recruitment and selection function, the HDSB will collect voluntary self identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, HDSB’s Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure, HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy and Ontario’s Anti Racism Data Standards:
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 15, in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56. In accordance with HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy, personal information collected on this form will aim to achieve an inclusive, diverse and representative workforce. It works to intentionally identify and remove barriers for equity-deserving communities at each stage of the hiring process. Encouraging diversity of the workforce in the school board is vital because the workforce should be reflective and representative of the community.

Although hiring policies must adhere to the qualification requirements set out in applicable Regulations (eg. Regulation 298, “Operation of Schools - General”) and any applicable collective agreement provisions, the Board recognizes the importance of the following when developing its selection and evaluation criteria:
valuing applicants’ additional experience, lived experience, skills, backgrounds and perspectives; and

granting first consideration, where the skills, ability, and qualifications of the applicants are relatively equal, to applicants who self-identify as members of historically under-represented comm