Infant and Child Development Worker

Who We Are For more than 130 years, The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda. Building on our roots as a world-wide Christian church, each year we help more than 2 million people, providing necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. In addition, we support people experiencing unemployment, addiction and family challenges. We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission, vision and values of hope, service, dignity and stewardship. As a faith
- and values-based organization, we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life
- there is a place for everyone to belong here. Mission Statement The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world. Position Purpose summary: The Infant and Child Development Worker (ICDW)is responsible for the care of the children who visit the Bethany Hope Centre. The ICDW assists in the planning and delivery the child care programs for the Bethany Hope Centre within the applicable legal, financial and safety framework. Accountabilities:
- Planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate age based activities according to skill and learning levels that promote social interaction and personal development.
- Support the scheduling of childcare spots and interact with parents regarding space available in the childcare
- Provide on-going feedback and engagement with parents on child’s development and behavior
- Ensure that all information about children, family, staff, visitors and volunteers are strictly confidential and recorded in the database as per policy and protocol
- Support parent/child intakes and child development assessments as required
- Role model appropriate behaviors and attitudes supporting growth and promoting change for the child and family
- Participate in ongoing training in the areas of trauma and infant/child mental health
- Provide emergency first aid and complete reports and files incident reports as required.
- Provide and prepare healthy snacks
- Maintain facility cleanliness tidiness.
- Performs other duties as assigned Written and Verbal Communication:
- Collaborate with the staff team in Children’s services
- Directly supervised by the Director of Child and Youth Development
- Support the volunteer and placement students in the room - Reporting:
- Helps to report monthly statistics for SAMIS CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT GovernanceBoards and Councils**:None Internal:
- None External:
- None Managerial/Technical Leadership Responsibility:
- Reports directly to: Director of Child and Youth Development (CYD)
- Direct reports for this position: May help to supervise student placements. FINANCIAL AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT:
- May assist in purchasing arts and crafts materials when required in consultation with other ICD worker and CYD WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Typical working conditions are in a child care room as well as an office for admin work
- Enter any travel requirements for this position (10% travel at max) The above responsibilities must be performed in keeping with The Salvation Army’s Mission, Vision and Values, in a professional manner, upholding our code of conduct. Education, Experience and Qualifications:
- The successful job applicant will have completed High School, plus, at least, a specialized in Early Childhood Education Assistant course, or equivalent. (ie, Child and Youth Worker, full ECE) Special Licenses, Diplomas, Certifications or Requirements: The successful applicant will ideally have/hold:
- Registered Early Childhood Education Assistant or registered with equivalent association (ie, Child and Youth Worker Association)
- Certificate in Infant/Child Mental Health an asset The successful applicant must have or be able to attain in advance of start date:
- Current First Aid/CPR (within 2 years)
- Criminal Police Check, with Vulnerable Sector Screening Alternative combinations of education and experience may be considered. Experience and Skilled Knowledge Requirements
- Develop an understanding and support for the mission and purpose of The Salvation Army in Canada and its implications as related to position responsibilities.
- More than three months prior related experience, including experience in a child care environment.
- Trauma informed and infant child mental health and Brain Story training an asset Skills and Capabilities (examples provided below):
- The job requires attentive listening, preparing materials, crafts, program planning.
- Attention to detail, problem solving and analytical skills.
- Strong sense of integrity and confidentiality with professional ethics and a balanced sense of fairness and flexibility.
- The job requires lifting/moving equipment and children, and room set-up, active involvement with children for most of the day, occ