Temporary Childcare Assistant Supervisor

**Upper Canada Child Care - “A smile on each child’s face every day.”**

Upper Canada Child Care is looking to fill the position of a **Temporary** **Assistant Supervisor** to join our team located in **Barrie**at **The School Age Group.**

**Position length**:Until April 2025.

**Weekly Hours**: 40 hours/week

**Who We Are**:
Upper Canada Child Care has over **40 years of experience** in child care and education. We are a non-profit, government-licensed organization operating centres in communities throughout Toronto, York Region, and Simcoe County. Upper Canada Child Care is committed to providing quality programs that are guided by our organizational values of _**support, trust, safety, respect and professionalism.**_ We believe that we set the stage for our children’s success when we foster the foundations of belonging, well-being, engagement and expression in our programs.

**What We Offer Our Educators**:
As a large and growing organization, we have the ability to offer competitive compensation and rewards, including regular pay increases, wage enhancement grants, paid personal days, medical and dental benefits, split shift premium pay, paid training and development, involvement in charity initiatives, long term service awards, child care discounts, group RRSP program and the opportunity to advance and move throughout the organization. Upper Canada Child Care has recently expanded to include a forest school, allowing our educators to gain valuable knowledge and experience in this exciting area of child development and education.

**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**

Provides assistance to the Supervisor in the overall operation of the centre and curriculum, ensuring compliance with all internal and external guidelines, policies and procedures. Serves as role model to the team providing direction and support through respectful leadership. Supports the organization’s vision, mission, and guiding values.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
- Applies professional knowledge of child development and current legislative expectations to support a program that is consistent with Ministry of Education requirements and in accordance with Upper Canada Child Care’s program statement.
- Acts as designate in charge in the absence of the supervisor.
- Conducts centre tours for families and placement students as required.
- Reviews program charts, pedagogical documentation, and classroom environments to ensure quality program delivery.
- Supports the supervisor in preparing employees schedules to ensure legislated classroom ratios are met at all times
- Works in collaboration with the Supervisor and the Quality Assurance and Licencing Support in Ministry of Education inspection/licensing activities.
- Provides guidance and support to front line staff, including support in working with children with identified needs.
- Identifies children in need of additional support. Guides parents through the process of accessing resources. Helps design and implement individual support plans as required.
- Assists the supervisor with the facilitation of team and individual; documents meeting and provides meeting minutes as required.
- Participates in professional development opportunities, and training sessions as required.
- Helps the supervisor complete compliance and contraventions monitoring on employees as required. Reports concerns to the supervisor, including the performance of other employees with respect to the policy.
- Reviews program charts, pedagogical documentation, and classroom environments to ensure quality program delivery.
- Assists with the training and orientation of new employees, students and volunteers.
- Maintains and/or collects child attendance records for subsidy purposes and submits reports to Children’s Services as required.
- Maintains centre and/or office logs, documents and files as required.
- Monitors inventory and spending, and helps maintains petty cash.
- Participates in health and safety initiatives as required in compliance with Occupational Health & Safety.
- Supports child registration including the collection, recording and maintenance of personal information. Supports Accounts Payable department with fee collection as needed.
- Assists with payroll data entry.
- Fills the role of classroom teacher as needed; supports with general housekeeping and classroom duties (e.g. meal/snack preparation, toileting, diapering, dressing).
- Consults with the supervisor regarding supplies and equipment required to run a successful program.
- Any other reasonable duties as may be assigned from time to time.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS**
- Diploma/degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE); or approved equivalency, from a recognized college or university.
- Minimum two-year’s experience working in a licensed child care setting.
- Good working knowledge of all legislation and guiding documents related to licensed child care in Ontario.
- A recent Vulnerable Sector Check
- Health assessment and record of immunization, a