Early Childhood Educator

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 40 to 44 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:

- **Education**:

- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- or equivalent experience
- ** Tasks**:

- Assess the children's development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs.
- Assist co-workers in housekeeping and cooking duties
- Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
- Maintain daycare equipment
- Storytelling
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
- Synthesize the overall situation of the children and communicate the information to the parents
- Assist early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
- Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
- Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
- Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
- Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
- Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods
- Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
- Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
- Establish guidelines for behaviour
- 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
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Child development assistant (ECE level 1)
- Child development supervisor (ECE level 3)
- Child development worker (ECE level 2)
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- Plan to Protect training
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Montessori Early Childhood Teacher Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- ** Target audience**:

- Children
- ** Experience with special needs children**:

- Children with a physical disability
- Children with an intellectual disability
- Children with behavioural issues
- Children with asthma
- ** Area of specialization**:

- Pre-school education
- ** Security and safety**:

- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Bondable
- Vulnerable sector check
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is available
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
- ** Experience**:

- 1 year to less than 2 years
- ** Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- ** Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available