Replacement - Early Childhood Educator

**POSITION NOTES**: 35 hours per week

This position is included in a Human Rights Hiring Exemption and Indigenous Ancestry is preferred. Travel may be required.

**TITLE**: REPLACEMENT - EARLY

CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR

**DEPARTMENT**: Schools

**REPORTS TO**: Principal/Early Learning

Coordinator

**SUMMARY**:
The Early Childhood Educator is responsible for

organizing, preparing, planning and facilitating early learning programs and

initiatives in a play-based environment.

The Early Childhood Educator may oversee the day-to-day operations for

the StrongStart BC Early Learning programs and/or work collaboratively with

teachers and other school staff to support early learning initiatives and

programs. The Early Childhood Educator

ensures that the goals and objectives of the program and initiatives are met

using the British Columbia Early Learning Framework and/or StrongStart B.C. Operation

Guide as a guideline.

**DUTIES**:
Ensure that programs initiatives

are developed and maintained in response to the Early Learning Framework

and other designated documents (ie. StrongStart BC Operation Guide).

Maintain detailed daily

program records using designated records program.

Produce reports and

work plans in cooperation with the District as required.

Set up, establish and

operate the Early Learning Program and initiatives where designated.

Ensure that the activities

reflect the stages of child development and fosters healthy learning and

guidance of the child and family.

Encourages parents to

participate in the education of their children and assists in referrals to

community services and supports as appropriate.

Collaborates with the

school to facilitate a smooth transition for families into kindergarten.

Works collaboratively

with teachers, school staff, Early Childhood Educators and other district

staff to support and advocate for play-based early learning programs and

initiatives.

Attend meetings as

required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY, SKILLS

Diploma in Early

Childhood Education.

Current BC Early Childhood

Education certification.

FoodSafe certification.

Training and/or

experience (1 year) working with children in the 0-5 age range.

Training and/or experience

working with parents/guardians.

Demonstrated knowledge

of child development, family dynamics, and community resources.

Excellent interpersonal

and communication skills; ability to be culturally sensitive; reactive;
collaborative and resourceful.

Intermediate knowledge

of computer programs.

Class 5 driver’s

license.

Ability to maintain

confidentiality.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED (Early Childhood Educator)

**Common classroom and playground materials/equipment (eg**:
art supplies, computers, audio visual equipment, sports equipment, etc.)

PHYSICAL ABILITIES

Sufficient vision and

hearing to perform assigned duties independently.

Ability to lift,

transfer and assist students as required.

Manual dexterity.

**HOW TO APPLY**:
ABOUT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 57

School District No.57 resides on the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nations, McLeod Lake Indian Band and the Simpcw First Nations.

Geographically we expand from Mackenzie, through Prince George, to McBride and Valemount. We serve 41 schools: 32 Elementary schools, 8 Secondary schools and 1 District Learning Support center for alternative and alternate learning opportunities.

We provide educational programs for approximately 15,000 students inclusive of early learning, after school art and sports programing, trades programs, and dual credit programs with our local post-secondary schools.

We support Lheidli T’enneh students, McLeod Lake students and Takla students living on reserve through our Local Education Agreements. With each Nation we co-construct the educational services provided to the students while attending a school within our school district.

LIFE IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Known as BC's northern capital, Prince George is a bustling city of over 77,000 residents, situated at the crossroads of Hwy. 97 (north-south) and Hwy. 16 (east-west), and at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako Rivers. As a major City of the Pacific Rim, Prince George is firmly tied to the global market. The area offers a lifestyle that is definitely worth boasting about. Residents enjoy affordable housing, incomes above provincial averages, an extensive range of quality services, and cultural and sports events. Recreational opportunities are second to none and range from golfing, skiing, fishing and hunting to an endless list of team sports. Local post-secondary educational facilities include the University of Northern British Columbia and the College of New Caledonia.

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