Earlyon Educator

**Waterloo Region - EarlyON Educator**

**Location**: Waterloo Region

**Work Hours**: Daytime, Evening and Saturday availability required

**Employment Type**: Part Time, Permanent

**Number of Vacancies**: 3

**Anticipated Start Date**: December 2024

**Application Deadline**: December 17, 2024

**Guaranteed Starting Hourly Rate: $23.86 for RECE, $20.65 for non-RECE**

**Total Rewards Package**:
**Time Away from Work for your Well-being - **At the YMCA of Three Rivers, we recognize the importance of work-life harmony All part time team members receive vacation earnings of 4% on each pay. To support your overall well-being, we also offer 3 well-being days that team members use for sick time off or to care proactively for yourself. Bereavement days are also available.

**Wellness - **The YMCA of Three Rivers is committed to the health and wellness of our teams. Full time employees receive
- Well-being days that can be used as they are earned
- Access to an Employee (and Family) Assistance Program which provides free and confidential counselling, resources and services
- A free YMCA membership for yourself and your family which can be used to access our fitness centers

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A_**_re you a passionate professional with extensive knowledge of the early years and family support? Are you driven by work that matters and the knowledge that your success makes a difference in the lives of children and families?_**

EarlyON Child and Family Centres support all children, parents and caregivers in learning, growing and connecting - together. This aligns with Ontario’s renewed vision for the early years and child care, where all children and families have access to a range of high-quality, inclusive and affordable early years and child care programs and services that are centred around children and families, and contribute to children’s learning, development and well-being.

The YMCA of Three Rivers is one of the community’s largest non-profit organizations. We are dedicated to the enrichment of our communities through the development of people and families. Through our work, we foster belonging and wellbeing, and dedicate ourselves to building a healthy and vibrant community every day and we know EarlyON Child and Family Centres are an important piece of this work. That’s where you come in.

**What you will do**

You will provide welcoming and inclusive environments where all children and families have access to high-quality programs and services influencing positive child, family and community experiences and outcomes.

You will engage parents and caregivers in conversations and experiences, sharing information about child development, parenting, nutrition, play and inquiry based learning, and other topics that support them in their role as their children’s first teacher.

You will support Early Learning and Development by providing experiences that build responsive adult-child relationships and encourage children’s exploration, play and inquiry, supported by How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years.

You will uphold health and safety standards including regular cleaning of toys and materials and working with parents/caring adults and other educators to ensure that our EarlyON environments are clean and well-maintained.

You will respond to parents and caregiver’s questions or concerns about child development through conversations and observations, using validated tools and resources, and linking to specialized services; making connections for families during and beyond the early years.

**What you will bring**

You are a Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE), or are actively enrolled in either the Bachelor of Early Learning Program or an Early Childhood Education program. You have knowledge and expertise in child development and play and inquiry based learning. You have experience creating environments that nurture relationships for children, parents and caregivers based on the latest evidence and research. You have a demonstrated knowledge How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years and experience delivering high quality early years programs. Relationship building, communication, adaptability, creativity and innovation, and teamwork are key competencies you rely on in your day-to-day work.

**What you will gain**

You will be an integral part of the EarlyON team in a community where families feel that they belong and are valuable contributors to their children’s learning, influencing positive outcomes for children and their families in the early years and beyond. Overall, you will join a dynamic team and an organization that has massive impact across our community. You will be joining a local organization but you’ll also be part of a global movement. Your work will have impact and the community we all call home will be a little better every day because of you. Daytime, evenings and weekends may be required.

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