Out-of-School Care Worker

Out-of-School Care Worker

Wage: $19.5 /hour

Work location(s): 1240 Gladstone Ave., 1180 Queens, 1118 Princess Ave

Reports to: Child Care Coordinator, Child Care Manager, and ultimately Director of Child Care 

Direct Reports: OSC Front-Line Staff teams; the number may vary and is determined by licensing ratios and enrollment numbers. 

Hours/work schedule: Part-time position of up to 25 hrs./week; this includes Morning Care, Afternoon Care and Administrative hours.

Monday through Friday, your daily schedule will be determined by program needs and may vary at any time during operating hours (7:15 am - 5:30 pm). 

About Fernwood Neighbourhood House (FNH)  

Fernwood Neighbourhood House (FNH) is a vibrant, multi-service organization working on the unceded ləkʔəŋən (Lekwungen) lands in Victoria, BC. We're dedicated to fostering an inclusive, resilient, and connected community by providing a wide range of programs for all ages, from childcare and family support to food security initiatives, intergenerational programs, and community events that celebrate our diverse neighbourhood. Our work prioritizes equity, centers the voices of marginalized and racialized people, and aims to create a welcoming environment for everyone who calls Fernwood home. 

The Out of School Care Worker is responsible for assisting with daily programming, supporting families, and for children's day to day success in our licensed George Jay and Fernwood Out of School Care programs for George Jay Elementary School.

The ideal candidate has a passion for creating inclusive child centered child care spaces and helps to implement developmentally appropriate emergent curriculum based on the interests of the children, while ensuring the health and safety of all children are met through Child Care Licensing Regulations and Fernwood NRG Child Care policies. Self-awareness of personal values, biases, and the ability to see how these affect your practice are fundamental to be able to succeed in this role.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures the health and wellbeing of the children by being supportive, caring and present.

• Facilitates games and activities to meet the children's interests and development levels.

• Supports with program set-up and clean-up, including snack.

• Primary point of contact for parents and guardians.

• Promotes social-emotional wellbeing by identifying and labelling emotions in self and others.

• Promotes a child's social-emotional development through individual observations and activities.

• Establishes and implements clear appropriate rules, limits, and guidelines for developmentally appropriate behaviour.

• Builds and maintains professional working relationships with parents/guardians and co-workers.

• Assists with daily cleaning and sanitizing.

• Other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions/Equipment Used

• Ability to lift and move chairs, cots, mats, etc. (up to 30lbs).

• Ability to work positively in a busy and loud environment.

• Ability to work outside in a variety of weather conditions.

• Ability to stand for long periods of time, run occasionally, crouch and bend frequently.

Fernwood NRG is committed to ensuring that equity, diversity, and inclusion are valued in our decision-making, in our internal work, and our work in the Neighbourhood. We continue to work towards deeper organization-wide understanding and competence with anti-racism and decolonization. Employees' lived experience and commitment to these values is highly valued. We recognize that people from communities who experience marginalization (e.g. on the basis of ethnicity, citizenship/immigration status, gender, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, etc) may be less likely to apply for leadership positions. We strongly encourage you to apply if you have a passion for our mission and meet the core requirements below.

Qualifications/Skills/Requirements

We strongly encourage you to apply if you have a passion for Fernwood NRG's mission and meet the below requirements:

• Responsible Adult Certificate or Equivalent

• Current First Aid Certification

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others, including problem solving.

• Ability to take responsibility for the position responsibilities identified above, including identifying where you will require additional training or external assistance in order to succeed.

Preference given to candidates with the following skills, assets, or experience:

• Experience working directly with children aged 5-11.

• Familiar with, or ability to quickly gain familiarity with, BC Child Care Licensing Regulations.

• Ability to follow instructions and willingness to assume and carry out assigned tasks and to be accountable for results and actions, including quality of work.

• An understanding of and commitment to the importance of client confidentiality.

• Commitment to justice, equity, diversity, decolonization, and inclusion, including the ability to appreciate diversity, different opinions, lived experiences, backgrounds, and personality types.

• Candidates who feel they have lived and/or informal experience that is translatable to the job requirements, or can demonstrate a willingness to learn, are invited to include these notes in their application.

Other Requirements

Candidates who progress through our selection process will be required to provide the following before an employment agreement is finalized.

• Must provide a record of immunization status.

• Must provide two professional references.

• All employees within Fernwood NRG require a Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check upon being hired.

Unionized Position 

Fernwood Neighbourhood House is a unionized workplace, and this position is part of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) bargaining unit. We are currently negotiating our first collective agreement. The compensation package for this role reflects current wages and benefits, with adjustments anticipated once the collective agreement is finalized. 

Please note that following the ratification of the collective agreement, union dues will be deducted from employees' pay in accordance with the terms outlined in the collective agreement and BCGEU policies. 

Fernwood Neighbourhood House is committed to equitable hiring practices and values diversity. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experiences of structural inequity, including Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQ2IA+ individuals, and those living with disabilities.  

If you have any questions about the position or require accommodations during the application process, please email