Relief - Ece Relief Resource

**Position**: Relief - ECE Relief Resource

**Location**: Peel and Toronto

**Address**:60 Courtneypark Dr W #5, Mississauga, ON L5W 0B3

**Component**:Early Learning and Child Care Centre

**Total Hours Per Day**:8 hours

**Education**:Registration with the College of ECE (RECE) is required for this position

**ECE RELIEF RESOURCE - FULL TIME (8 Hours) - EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE CENTRE**

PLASP Child Care Services is a charitable organization operating on a not-for-profit basis, providing high quality early learning and child care, for children up to 12 years of age. PLASP operates in more than 240 schools providing before school, lunch, and after school programs and 30 full-day early learning and child care centres and six EarlyON locations for children from 0 - 6 years.

PLASP is committed to hiring, training, and fairly compensating staff. All Ontarians have the right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination or harassment. We believe that everyone has worth and value, and that all staff are entitled to be respected, supported, and treated fairly by their co-workers and supervisors.

**THE POSITION INVOLVES**
- Providing Relief in the absence of Early Learning and Child Care Centre staff members.
- Opening or closing the centres requested by their immediate manager
- Providing direction and leadership to other centre staff, children and students on placement or volunteers
- Following the Ministry of Education licensed requirements as per the _Child Care and Early Years Act_ (CCEYA)
- Establishing and maintaining a safe, warm and caring environment in which high quality early learning and child care programs can operate.
- Leading a team of educators and staff within the child care centre to meet PLASP’s mission and vision as well as following all internal policies and procedures to comply or exceed Ministry of Education standards.
- Planning, developing and implementing stimulating and developmentally appropriate activities for children, following the Ministry of Education’s _How does Learning Happen?_ (HDLH?) Ontario’s pedagogy for the early years and PLASP standards.
- Using the High Scope philosophy, lead children through a plan/do/review sequence within an active learning, play based approach

**THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE WILL HAVE**
- An Early Childhood Education Diploma and be a Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE)
- Minimum five (5) years’ experience preferred in a licensed child care centre
- Knowledge and understanding of the CCEYA and practical experience in the Ministry of Education’s mandated pedagogy _“How Does Learning Happen?”_
- Knowledge and practical experience of the High Scope curriculum is considered an asset
- Strong supervisory experience
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to be physically able to participate with children in the centre and outdoors
- A valid Driver’s License and daily access to a vehicle
- A clear valid Vulnerable Sector Criminal reference Check, dated within the last six months
- Valid and up-to-date immunizations
- A valid Standard First Aid, with level C CPR
- A valid Food Handler’s Certificate

**PLASP OFFERS**
- A positive and supportive working environment
- Growth and learning opportunities
- A competitive compensation package
- An opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children

**HOW TO APPLY**

PLASP Child Care Services is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Human Resources will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.