Early Childhood Educator

**Competition Number**
- S181335P

**Position Title**
- Early Childhood Educator

**Position Number**
- S99146, S99145, S99144, S99143, S99142, S99141

**Employee Group**
- Staff

**Position Status**
- Regular Full-Time

**Start Date**
- 04/01/2025

**End Date (if applicable)**

**Department**
- Children's Centre

**Additional Notes**

**Location**
- North Vancouver

**Working with us**
- At Capilano University, learners are our focus. Guided by the goals outlined in **Envisioning**and **Illuminating**2030, employees play an essential role in creating an exceptional learning experience for and with learners and are central to a thriving campus community. Together, we are inspired by imagination and Capilano University is one of the leading teaching-focused universities in British Columbia and one of BC’s Top Employers. Grounded by our sense of purpose, we offer a meaningful, friendly, and dynamic work environment.

**What you’ll do**
- This is an Early Childhood Care and Education position within the Children’s Centre on campus. The position works collaboratively with other educators, and with the Centre for Childhood Studies, to provide a nurturing, inclusive and rich early learning environment for young children. The position reports to the Manager of the Children’s Centre and to the Dean of the faculty of Education, Health and Human Development.
- Participates in the programs and operations of the Child Care Centre according to the child care legislation and regulations of the Province of British Columbia.
- Provides a nurturing, inclusive and rich early learning environment for children from infancy to 5 years old in dialogue with the Children’s Centre’s Pedagogical Commitments.
- Guides children based on a strong attunement to children’s emotions, thoughts and intentions and offers opportunities for children to represent, communicate and revise their ideas, experiences and feelings.
- Provides and maintains an aesthetic, organized, clean, safe and welcoming environment at the centre.
- Provides indoor and outdoor play experiences for children, balancing the needs for active/quiet play and group/individual play, in accordance with licensing and the pedagogy of the centre.
- Promotes a play based, family-centered early care and learning environment for children by providing a place for them to develop their potential through freedom to explore and engage in the world around them.
- Engages in pedagogical narration as practice with a strong understanding of the BC Early Learning Framework.
- Makes children’s learning transparent through documentation that invites and involves families and the broader campus community into children’s inquires and learning.
- Collaborates with other educators with a disposition towards research and inquiry.
- Builds positive relationships with children’s family members.
- Maintains confidentiality and privacy of all information related to the centre, the children, their families and staff.
- Works in partnership with the Centre for Childhood Studies and participates in research and scholarly inquires in the centre.
- Ensures the health, safety and well-being of the children in the care of the centre by administering medications as required, securing potentially hazardous materials, following emergency procedures, etc. in compliance with the current Child Care Licensing Regulations and according to the established policies and procedures of the Children’s Centre.
- Responds to illnesses and injuries, including providing safety-oriented first aid care.
- May be required to take training and act in the capacity of a floor warden as part of the University’s Emergency Preparedness Plan (Fire, WHMIS, Earthquake).
- Performs all duties related to the requirements and qualifications of the position.

**What you’ll bring**
- Minimum of 30 credits towards, or completion of an Early Childhood Education training Diploma/Degree program from an approved training institution in child development or child guidance.
- Current physician’s letter of mental and physical health suitable to be employed working with young children.
- A valid safety oriented first-aid certificate.
- Record of immunization per Ministry of Health guidelines.
- In accordance with the BC Criminal Review Act, must provide a current, clear criminal record check.

**For more information**
- For more information, please see the complete **job description.**

**Benefits**
- At Capilano University, we understand that there is more to life than work. That is why we offer comprehensive benefits and support to help you and your family live a balanced life. Take a **sneak peak** to see what it is like to work at Capilano University.

Posting Detail Information

**Days and Hours of Work**
- The working day at the Children’s Centre is 8 hours. Staff are expected to work in a rotation with shifts beginning and ending between 7:30am and 5:45pm.

**Bridge Period (if applicable)**

**Pay Group**
- 18

**Salary**
- $4361 per month bas