Early Childhood Educator

or equivalent experience

**Work Site Environment**:

- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned

**Work Setting**:

- Child care centre
- Urban area

**Tasks**:

- 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
- provide opportunities to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
- Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
- Knowledge of Day Nurseries Act
- Assess the abilities, interests and needs of children and discuss progress or problems with parents and other staff members
- 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**:

- 5-10 people

**Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses**:

- Member of the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE)
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate

**Experience with Special Needs Children**:

- Children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- Children with behavioural issues
- Children with Down syndrome
- Children with allergies
- Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)
- Children with epilepsy

**Security and Safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Immunization records
- Vulnerable sector check

**Transportation/Travel Information**:

- Own transportation

**Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling

**Personal Suitability**:

- Punctuality
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics

**Screening questions**:

- 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?

**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan

**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits