2025-028 Child Care Assistant casual

**Date**: April 15, 2025

**Position**: Child Care Assistant, Anne Ross Day Nursery

**Status**:Casual

**Hours of Work**: Monday - Friday, 7:30am-5:30pm

**Department**:Early Learning & Parenting

**Job Posting No.**:#2025-028

**Reports to**:Program Manager, Early Learning

**Closing Date**: May 6, 2025, at 4:00pm

**Union**:CUPE-ARDN

**Salary**: $17. 17/hr

*These hours can vary depending on the operational requirements of the program

*Mount Carmel Clinic operates out of multiple locations; you may be required to work in other areas

**Position Summary**

The Child Care Assistant (CCA), as part of a team of Early Childhood Educators and CCAs, delivers child-specific, age appropriate programming to all children in the program in accordance with child development principles. The CCA implement plans and provides programming designed to meet each child’s assessed needs in a manner that promotes positive social, physical, emotional and cognitive development. The CCA maintains a clean and safe environment that encourages healthy interaction and learning.

**Qualifications**

**Education**
- Child Care Assistant Classification from the Manitoba Child Care Program
- Current Infant/Child First Aid and CPR Certificate
- Completion of 40-hour “Introduction to Early Childhood Care and Education” - Red River College or online

**Service Delivery Skills, Expertise and Experience**
- Demonstrated understanding of child care approaches and principles and ability to put that understanding into practice
- Supervise and engage children throughout the day, during transitions, individual and group activities and free and structured play, within program plans developed at Anne Ross Day Nursery
- Observe children in program activities and contribute of the process of assessment (individual children and groups) and design and delivery of programming that meets assessed needs
- Use a range of approaches, skills and techniques to optimize each child’s experience and opportunity to learn and develop
- Take active steps to identify and manage risks to ensure the safety of all children
- Manage behavioral issues in accordance with established policies and practices

**Critical Skills**

Proven knowledge and ability in critical thinking, decision-making, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills

**Focus on Results**

Demonstrated ability to prioritize and focus work-related activities to effectively and efficiently achieve service goals and produce expected results/outcomes

**Alignment with Organizational Values**

Commitment to the principles that guide Mount Carmel Clinic, as reflected in the history, vision, mission and values

**Indigenous Understanding**

Knowledge and historical factors that affect the health and well-being of Indigenous individuals and families

**Interdisciplinary Team, Collaboration**

Proven ability to work within a team environment with respect, professionalism, cooperation, sensitivity and cultural awareness

**MCC Philosophies**

Strong knowledge of diversity, equity, cultural safety, pro-choice, social determinants of health, population health, harm reduction, trauma-informed and community development approaches

**Communication**

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proficiency in the use of computer systems

**Assets**

Experience working with/caring for young children

**This link can also be found under Employment Opportunities on our website**:
**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $17.17 per hour

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-05-06