Earlyon Little Learner Facilitator

**Job Summary**

This full-time contract pilot position will provide a variety of learning activities for children from 0-6 for our new little-learners program. These activities will happen on site at various different locations across Niagara. The Program Facilitator will prepare and deliver an interactive learning program for children, their parents/caregivers, and provide support and assistance to families with all aspects within an EarlyON setting. This position requires travelling across the Niagara region to our mobile/pop-up sites, and will require transportation of materials for the sites.

**OUR MISSION**

To help those in the community with social and economic needs improve their quality of life

**OUR VISION**

Port Cares inspires and provides help, hope and opportunity for all in our community to achieve their potential

**OUR VALUES**

We provide help without judgement

We are accountable to one another

We treat everyone with respect

We work collaboratively together
- Facilitate an early learning program focused on the physical, cognitive and social development of children between the ages of birth and six years
- Collaborate with staff, parents and children to plan and facilitate a variety of developmentally appropriate programs for families and responds to diverse cultural needs
- Listen and reflect with children, parents and peers to provide opportunities for supportive learning
- Provide resource and community support information
- Collaborate with staff, parents and children to plan and implement program according to children’s interests and developmental strengths and needs
- Attend to participants at all times during program hours
- Ensure compliance with policies and procedures of Port Cares and EarlyON Best Practices
- Maintain program, participant and staff confidentiality
- Maintain a professional relationship with parents and uphold a positive image of EarlyON
- Maintain a safe, nurturing environment, conducive to child development in all areas of the program
- Cleaning, setting up and storing program toys, etc., and opening/closing and other administrative duties
- Transport program toys and equipment to _some_ of our mobile sites from our storage units
- Travel between our permanent and mobiles sites on a day-to-day basis
- All other duties as assigned

**Education, Skills and Abilities Required**
- Diploma relating to Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Education, Child and Youth Worker, Social Work or related field
- Both COVID-19 vaccinations are required.
- Knowledge and skill in developing age appropriate quality early learning activities and programs for children between the ages of birth to six years
- Valid First Aid Certificate
- G Driver’s license with a clean record
- Own transportation as the ability to travel to any of our 6 locations is required (Port Colborne, Welland, Pelham, Fort Erie, Lincoln, West Lincoln) alongside any of our pop-up sites scattered across Niagara.
- Clear current Criminal Reference Check with Vulnerable Sector Clearance
- Knowledge of community and social services
- Food Handlers Certification considered an asset
- Experience using Zoom, Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms may be an asset
- Experience in facilitating workshops (asset)
- Excellent organizational & computer, communication, customer service and interpersonal skills
- Ability to speak a second language is a great asset
- Required to lift items no more then 20-25lbs, transport materials between location and work at any of our mobile sites
- A positive and outgoing attitude with children, parents, caregivers and staff.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: From $38,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Application question(s):

- Do you currently have both COVID-19 vaccinations?
- This position will not have you in a permanent site, but rather different sites throughout the week. Are you willing to and able to travel on a day-by-day basis to any of our permanent or mobile/pop-up sites?
- Are you willing and able to use your own vehicle to assist with transporting materials to and from pop-up locations? This may require the ability to lift bins upwards to 20-25lbs.

Work Location: On the road