Childcare Float Job Posting Job Description

**JOB POSTING: Child Care Float**
Posting date: November 6, 2025

Application deadline: November 28, 2025

**_Fairfield Gonzales Community Association (FGCA) is a community centre and neighbourhood house operating in _**
**_the Fairfield Gonzales neighbourhood of Victoria, BC, and adjacent communities. We offer a wide range of _**

**_supports to children, families, and individuals and we work with residents to help make Fairfield Gonzales an _**
**_even better place to be. Our vision is that Fairfield Gonzales is a connected, collaborative, inclusive, welcoming, _**

**_and sustainable community.
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**Job Title**:Child Care Float
**Job Details**:

- Position Type: Permanent, year-round
Desired Start Date: November 17, 2025
Hours of work**:40hours/week between the hours of 7:30am & 5:30pm**
Salary Range:

- o ECE $31.65-$33.70/hour (Recruitment range: $31.65-$32.15/hour)- _Inclusive of ECE Wage Enhancement _o ECE-A: $24.50- $26.00/hour (Recruitment Range: $24.50-$25.00/hour)
- Placement within the recruitment ranges is dependent on demonstrated experience and education.

**Vacation and Benefits**: Begins with 15 days' vacation** PLUS** 1 week of paid closure during the
winter break, 14 paid sick days, matching RSP contributions, extended health and dental
benefits (30% employee paid), and the ability to work with a strong, stable and seasoned
childcare team.

**About the FGCA**

The Fairfield Gonzales Community Association (FGCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering
belonging and connection in Fairfield-Gonzales through the services we provide. Located beside Sir
James Douglas Elementary School, we proudly offer a $10aDay continuity-of-care model that supports
families from early learning through school-age care. We gratefully work and play on the unceded,
traditional territories of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees
Nations. As part of our childcare team, you’ll help nurture both the children and the land that sustain
our community.

**Overall Position Objectives**

The Child Care Float is not assigned to one specific program. The primary objective of the position is to

provide staff support during high-pressure periods, including (but not limited to) field trips, school

pickups, special events, staff breaks, early dismissals, and times of low staffing. When not supporting

immediate staffing pressures, the Float assists where needed. This may involve preparing snacks,

helping with transitions, setting up or cleaning program spaces, relieving a program assigned staff

member for narration or administrative time, or supporting planned activities. Adaptability and

flexibility are essential as the Child Care Float plays a key role in maintaining quality care and smooth

operations across all Fairfield childcare programs.

**Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities**
- With flexibility, support various programs as needed
- Collaborate with Early Years and School Age staff to enhance program delivery
- Follow the expectations and guidance of program leads in each setting
- Foster an inclusive, open-minded, and family-centered atmosphere
- Support a safe and comfortable environment for all participants
- Attend staff meetings as required
- Engage in ongoing professional development within and beyond FGCA
- Provide age-appropriate care across all programs as needed
- Assist with planning and delivering programs for children infancy (10 months) to twelve (12)
- years of age- Provide a high standard of care for children in the program, with particular attention to physicalsafety and emotional well-being

For a complete this of the job duties and responsibilities please see the job description on our website:
**Qualifications (Education / Skills/ Abilities)**
- Must hold a valid BC Early Childhood Education Certification. A combination of experience and
education (i.e. ECE-A) will be considered.
- Be comfortable switching between environments (infant, toddler, preschool, & school age) and

adjusting to different teams, routines and activity plans.
- Must hold relevant work experience with children aged Infancy (10months) -Twelve (12) years in

a licensed childcare setting
- Ability to collaborate with fellow colleagues and take direction as needed to support the various

programs
- Standard First Aid and CPR (C)

**Working Conditions**
- Ability to perform physically demanding tasks (lifting, outdoor care, moving furniture, cleaning

and diapering)
- Ability to maintain patience and emotional stability in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable working in a year-round outdoor program

**_The FGCA is an equal opportunity employer committed to establishing an inclusive, equitable, and accessible _**

**_environment for all. The FGCA is committed to the values of diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We actively _**

**_maintained in confidence.
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thank all applicants; however, only those shortlisted will be contacted for an interview.