Early Childhood Educator

Durée de l'emploi: Temporaire
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:

- **Education**:

- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- ** Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
- ** Work setting**:

- Child care centre
- Urban area
- Before and after school programs
- ** Tasks**:

- Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
- Storytelling
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
- Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
- Order supplies and equipment
- Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
- Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
- Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
- Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods
- Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
- Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
- Establish guidelines for behaviour
- Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
- Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
- Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants
- ** Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Child development worker (ECE level 2)
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- Food allergy and anaphylaxis training
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- ** Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Vulnerable sector check
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Public transportation is available
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Punctuality
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- ** Experience**:

- 1 year to less than 2 years
- ** Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- ** Financial benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Pension plan
- ** Long term benefits**:

- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site daycare available
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available