Rece Educator

**Oakville Parent-Child Centre**

**RECE Educator - After School Program**

Full Time (37.5 hours) | Monday to Friday

**Accountable to**:Assistant Licensing Supervisor, Licensing Supervisor & Program Director

**Oakville Parent-Child Centre, is looking for a dynamic, Educator who is interested in contributing to the well-being of children by providing high quality after school programs, licensed under the CCEYA. You are team-orientated, flexible, and willing to go the extra mile. Your creativity allows you to create fun, welcoming and inclusive environments for children. Most of all you value forming positive relationships with families based on acceptance, a sense of belonging and respect.**

**Your Fit**:

- This position requires an individual with a strong understanding of child development, is flexible in nature and possesses high level of confidence working with school aged children.
- You are a team-player who is comfortable working in a variety of settings, while maintaining sound decision-making skills and clear communication.
- Your creativity and initiative allow you to develop fun, welcoming, enriched, and inclusive environments that meet all children’s needs.
- You have a deep respect for the uniqueness of all children and families and have a strong commitment to leading high-quality programs that are inclusive, responsive in practice and celebrate culture and diversity

**Educator Responsibilities**:

- Create and maintain an environment that protects the health, security, and well-being of children
- Provide quality programming to children following the ELECT Curriculum with emphasis on the children’s interest that promotes the overall wellbeing of children’s physical, emotional, intellectual and social development
- Understand and implement OPCC’s program statement including the four foundations of How Does Learning Happen in the program
- Adhere to all government regulations and requirements including CCEYA, Public Health, Region of Halton and Quality First
- Support inclusion of children with special needs, working collaboratively with their parents/caregivers and community professionals
- Commit to raising quality care indicators through participating in the Quality First Initiative
- Develop and implement an emergent curriculum
- Build upon the foundational knowledge into deeper reflection and investigation of children’s thinking, development, and the role of the educator using the Provincial documents “How Does Learning Happen?”, “Think Feel Act” and “ELECT”
- Create documentation for the program
- Utilize a variety of teaching techniques including modeling, active listening, observing, questioning, demonstrating, supporting, and encouraging children
- Observe children for the purpose of creating learning opportunities that promote development within social, emotional, cognitive, language, sensory and physical domains
- Create an atmosphere which builds upon individual learning styles, interests, and celebrates the cultural and ethnic diversity of the children and their families
- Maintain accurate daily record keeping of attendance sheets, daily log books, accident and illness reports, administration of emergency medication, water flushing, sanitary practices, individual plans, integration binders, emergency procedures, planning sheets and displays in classroom as appropriate
- Responsible for purchasing materials and supplies for the program within the available budget
- Complete and review childcare assistant’s monitoring compliance of the program statement and performance appraisals as required
- Oversee ECE students and complete evaluations forms as required
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers, parents, resource consultants and community professionals working with children
- Provide parents with appropriate support, information, and referrals
- Access and utilize Family Services Coordinator and other internal resources to support families
- Communicate any concerns, issues, or updates regarding children and program to supervisor
- Participate in Community and Special Events which support the membership and promote the work of OPCC
- Maintain a healthy and a safe working environment for themselves and others
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Registered Early Childhood Educator, in good standing and/or Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and/or equivalent
- Experience working in Before and After School Care, in School Aged Programs or in a childcare environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, additional languages are an asset
- Familiar with How Does Learning Happen?, ELECT and Think Feel Act
- Understanding and ability to complete pedagogical documentation/learning stories
- Ability to interact professionally with others
- Approachable, flexible and able to develop excellent relationships with children, families & colleagues
- Must have a reliable me