Home Childcare Consultant

**Position: Home Child Care Consultant (Administration Operations focus)**

**Location: Durham Region Home Childcare Team**

**Hours: 35 hours per week**

**Anticipated Start Date: ASAP**

**Permanent**

**About the role**

As a Compass ELC Home Child Care consultant, you will be a part of a co-active leadership team and will work alongside some of the most passionate, caring, and dedicated Home Child Care Providers and staff in the industry. You will spend your time engaging, connecting, and learning alongside providers, families, and peers. You will have a focus on administration and operations supporting, guiding, and mentoring providers, staff, and community in all legislation related to Home Child Care (HCC), Compass ELC policies, procedures, and program statements. You will also have opportunities to work closely with community partners, parents, and children. You will model and grow an equity perspective and strive for a deeper understanding of cultural awareness. You will work 35 hours a week. This permanent position is for 35 hours per week and hours of work may vary due to occasional evening and weekend obligations. This position will qualify for benefits after 6 months.

**Some skills and accountabilities associated with the role include**:

- To Hold a high image of families, children, and community.
- To Support family and community engagement.
- To work as part of a team with providers, educators/HCC consultants, families, community partners, and children.
- To support educators’ providers and children by learning and acknowledging everyone's diverse needs.
- To support provider wellness initiatives.
- To support financial administration, budgets, and viability.
- To have knowledge, passion, and skills in the administration and operations of a Home Child Care Program.

**About you**

You are passionate about early learning and care, emergent curriculum, and life-long learning. You are eager to contribute to an amazing organizational culture and to create partnerships with children, families, educators/HCC consultants, and the community welcoming diverse perspectives. You have a natural disposition towards HCC administration and operations, are comfortable with technology and possess a clear understanding of the CCEYA (Child Care Early Years Act), related legislation, Compass ELC policies and procedures, distributed leadership, and supporting a culture of a safe and joyful workplace. You are registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators and possess the training and documents required by the Ministry of Education to work in a childcare setting.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Is familiar with the Child Care Early Years Act, licensing standards in a childcare program, and other related legislation
- Has experience working/volunteering with children and youth.
- Clear Police Vulnerable Sector Check
- Standard First Aid and CPR Level C
- Updated immunization records (Or a signed and notarized refusal of affidavit or medical exemption).
- Fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (* Applications for exemptions will be considered only for the protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code - disability (medical) and creed (religious). Accommodations, if granted, may vary from person to person and are not guaranteed).
- Valid Driver’s license and vehicle
- Safe Food Handlers Training certification
- Computer-based skills, accounts receivable, communication with families, staff, and community
- Knowledge of CELC Sandbox platform, enrollment, billing, staffing/provider information, ADP payroll system.
- Awareness of the Ontario Child Care Management system and Canada-Wide Early Learning and Care program.

**How to Apply**:
Please send your resume and cover letter to our HR team via our Humi Job Board:
**Additional Information**

**Benefits**:

- Competitive wages (Living wage employer) (Provincial Wage Enhancements) (Shift Premiums)
- Benefits - health, 80% dental, paramedical $1000.00 bundled, EFAP (LifeWorks)
- Health Savings Account -HSA- $150.00 per year
- Professional Development Opportunities (internal and External) (12 hours per year compensated in time in lieu if completed outside work hours)
- Annual RRSP contribution - $500
- First Aid and CPR Training paid for all permanent employees that have not let their certification expire
- Reduced Child Care Expenses (20% discount)
- Paid RECE membership
- Paid Time Off - starting at 4% vacation accrued annually on hours worked/4% personal sick time accrued annually on hours worked
- Unpaid Time - an option to purchase up to 4 weeks unpaid time that is prorated off of 24 pay
- Family-focused policies
- Networks and Committees
- Apprenticeship Sponsorship and some financial contributions up to $2000.00

**Salary**: $24.89-$26.62 per hour