Enhanced Childcare Support Educator

1 week ago

Waterloo, Canada Pluto Day Care Full time

Part-Time position working 5 hours per day Monday - Friday for a total of 25 hours per week.

**Responsibilities**:

- Works collaboratively within a team at the child care program setting to provide an inclusive program for children with developmental and behavioural special needs.
- Collaborates with other agencies and partners to identify individual strengths and goals for individual children.
- Assists the centre team in the planning, development and implementation of children's Individual Support Plans. Delivers interventions or strategies as set out in the Individual Support Plan.
- Supervises and assists individuals or groups of children during daily routines and activities.
- Role models behaviour management strategies for co-workers and promotes discussion and problem solving within the team to best meet the needs of the children identified as requiring enhanced support.
- Assists children with personal and medical care which may include administration of medication, feeding, dressing, toileting, hygiene, lifting and positioning and assistance with mobility.
- Understands and compiles with Provincial and Pluto Daycare Child Care Standards.
- Plans and implements consistent child centred programs in accordance with Pluto Daycare and provincial standards.
- Demonstrates a commitment to children's learning and is responsive to research.
- Understands each child and their family's specific needs and plans for successful outcomes.
- Self manages on-going professional development.
- Understands the legal responsibilities and moral imperative to report suspected child abuse to Child Protection Services.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**:

- High school diploma (Early Childhood Education, Child and Youth Worker, Ontario Certified Teacher, Resource Teacher, Social Worker, Developmental Support, Educational Assistant, Recreation and Leisure and/or training in the fields of psychology and experience working with children with differing abilities and diagnosis an asset)
- Minimum of six months' experience working with young children
- Training/experience/volunteering in a field that relates to the needs of children with Special Needs or differing abilities/diagnosis
- Experience working in a licensed child care setting an asset
- Knowledge of behaviour management theory, strategies, and techniques
- Only those individuals legally entitled to work in Canada will be considered
- Ability to use frequent light to medium physical effort: lifting up to 20 kg (44 lbs.), bending and stooping
- Must be able to work outdoors for at least 2 hours daily year-round; may be exposed to heat, humidity or cold
- All staff working with children are required under the Child Care and Early Year's Act to have a valid standard first aid certification including infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) prior to the first day of work
- Well-developed interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with families & staff
- Excellent written communication skills
- Commitment to working in a socially inclusive environment responding with sensitivity and personal awareness to the diverse needs of members including visible and non-visible dimensions of diversity

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 25 per week

**Salary**: From $19.85 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Education**:

- Secondary School (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- RECE (preferred)
- First Aid Certification (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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