Assistant Teacher

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Child Care and Early Learning to work at Family Day
**Position Available**: Assistant Teacher, Permanent Full Time
**Location**: St. Bernadette Early Learning & Child Care Centre
**Start Date**: September 23, 2024
**About Family Day**:
Family Day Care Services is a non-profit, charitable organization with a long and distinguished history of providing high-quality early learning and child care services to children and families throughout Toronto, York and Peel Regions. We are a multi service organization with over 500 employees, providing a broad range of services including: 29 Child Care Centres, 49 Before and After Care programs, 204 Licensed Home Child Cares, 9 EarlyON programs, 2 Homework Plus programs, and Special Needs Resourcing for children and their families living in the Greater Toronto Area.
**There are many reasons to work with Family Day**:Family Day Offers**:

- Competitive compensation
- Health and dental benefits.
- Pension plan
- Generous vacation, sick leave and medical appointments
- Child Care discount
- Discounted GoodLife memberships
- Training & professional development funding
- Potential for career growth
- Employee referral bonus
- A positive and diverse work environment

**Job Purpose**:
The Assistant Teacher works in partnership with the E.C.E. Teacher(s) to provide and support an Early Learning and Development Program for children (0-12 years), in a group setting in keeping with the Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA), municipal guidelines and the policies and procedures of Family Day.
**Job Duties**:

- Support the implementation of the High/Scope® educational approach to Curriculum and The Hanen Learning Language and Loving It Program
- Assist E.C.E. in creating a program plan that reflects children’s interest and responds to diverse individual and cultural needs
- Participate in short and long term planning and evaluation activities
- Assist the E.C.E in the observation and assessment of children’s progress and behavior to ensure program meets individual and group needs
- Assist the E.C.E in providing Individual program plans for children with special needs
- Demonstrate empathy, sensitivity and support to the family unit
- Practice respectful communication with children, parents, colleagues, teachers, managers, students and volunteers
- Support, comfort and encourage children who are experiencing difficulties and help them to understand and handle their feelings
- Ensure that the activity areas are appropriately equipped and maintained
- Works within the Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety standards
- Guide and assist children in the development of independent eating, dressing and toileting habits
- Perform other duties as required

Education and Experience Required
- Previous experience with children in a child care centre or educational setting
- Knowledge of best practices in the early learning and childcare sector
- Well-developed skills in areas such as leadership, communication, organization, assessment, teamwork, confidentiality, commitment and accountability, initiative and creativity
- Awareness of diversity and social inclusion
- Medical required - including TB (two stages) 6 months current to hiring date
- Police Vulnerable Sector Check 6 months current to hiring date
- Standard First Aid and CPR, level C
- Able to work Monday to Friday between 7 am-6 pm

**Diversity and Inclusion**:
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Family Day Care Services is committed to providing a safe environment for children. All applicants will be thoroughly screened using background checks and a review process.
We are Hiring If you have the passion, creativity and dedication we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.