Early Childhood Educator

**Location**: Lac La Biche **Schedule**: Monday-Friday (40 hours Weekly)
**Position Type**: Term (12 months) **Salary**:$18.00-$20.00 hourly
Full Time Wage top up $2.64-$8.62
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**About the Position**

Do you want a rewarding career where you witness children grow and develop? A place where you are given the opportunity to advance professionally?

Lac La Biche Little Sprouts Child Care Society is looking for an energetic, responsible, hard working, caring and fun individual to join our daycare family. We are a non-profit Daycare providing and promoting quality childcare services for the children and families in and around Lac La Biche County.

We offer competitive wages, benefits and flexible schedules.

**Job DescriptionAs an Early Childhood Educator you will be responsible for safe & high-quality childcare through**:

- Develop and implement a program that supports the development of children.
- Assist the children with self-help skills where needed, including toileting and diapering/ eating
- Maintain an environment that protects the well-being of children and reflects their needs and interests.
- Builds children’s social and interpersonal skills and positive self-concept
- Ability to adapt and respond to changing conditions, shift schedules and priorities with a positive attitude.
- Assess the abilities, interests, and needs of children and discuss progress with parents and other staff.
- Plan and facilitate activities that stimulate children’s natural curiosity and support their individual skills and abilities
- Establish collaborative relationships with co-workers, management, and families.
- Work within Licensing and Accreditation regulations, Health and Safety practices and protocols, program goals and Agency philosophy

**General Duties of the position include**:

- Punctuality and reliability to meet all scheduled shifts and meetings
- Ability to maintain an aesthetically pleasing, clean, safe, and sanitary classroom.
- Setting up, prepping the room or activity planned
- Cleaning and organizing the Centre as required
- Attend staff meetings and professional development opportunities as necessary
- Work collaboratively within a team environment
- Provide a welcoming and supportive environment to children and families
- Assist with classroom maintenance, material preparation, set up and clean up
- Ability to use computer software as we use HIMAMA in creating daily reports.
- Support administration in some paperwork (based on the childcare certification level)

**Qualifications**:

- Level 2, or 3 Alberta Early Childhood Educator Certification or equivalent. Preference will be given to those with an Early Learning and Childcare Education background
- Successful RCMP and child intervention criminal checks
- First Aid and CPR in Child Care

**Knowledge**:

- Knowledge about early childhood development
- Must be able to relate to children and adults
- Willing to take initiative and be enthusiastic
- Model respectful behavior and language
- Previous experience with childcare
- Administrative work and experience with the Flight Curriculum Framework is an assets.
- Must be willing to increase knowledge in early childcare field.

**Skills & Abilities**:

- Work collaboratively with colleagues and enjoy working as part of a team.
- Awareness of learning opportunities, how to engage with child effectively
- Be energetic, motivated, caring, and supportive

**Working Conditions**:

- Hours may vary depending on the business need
- Frequent Floor play
- Ability to work outdoors. This job requires educators to be outdoors for play in all types of weather and may include walking children to and from school.
- Working in smaller spaces with numerous children and adults

**Physical Requirements**
- Standing, walking, or moving quickly throughout the day
- Ability to life at least 45lbs
- Must be able to work with sterilizing solutions for cleaning the center
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and enjoy working as part of a team.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Casual, Seasonal
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: $18.00-$20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site childcare
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (required)

Work Location: In person