Childcare and Early Years Relief Worker – Early ON

2 weeks ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre Full time $40,000 - $60,000 per year

Position Title: Childcare and Early Years Relief Worker – Early ON

Status: On-call

Salary: $21.037/hr - $24.75/hr

Work Location: Onsite

Who are we?

Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre is an innovative, community-based, multi-service centre. We strive to meet the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We work in partnership with individuals, families, and communities to achieve their full potential, paying particular attention to those who face barriers to care due to race, gender, income and/or ability. PQCHC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. If at any stage in the selection process, you require accommodation due to a disability, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.

Job Summary:

To assist in program operations and service delivery for programs under Children and Family Services, including:

  • Early ON Child and Family Centre
  • Headstart Childcare
  • Shelter Respite
  • Leaping Lizards
  • Canadian Pre-natal Nutrition Program

Job Specific Responsibilities:

  • Provide child initiated and adult supported experiences.
  • Supports children, parent and caregivers with a sense of belonging, well-being, engagement and expression through daily routines.
  • Promote children's mental health by supporting them to form close and secure relationships with adults and peers and encourage them to experience, manage and express a full range of emotions.
  • Maintain a safe, secure environment.
  • Model appropriate child guidance techniques.
  • Implements program plans on a daily basis as established or modified;
  • Assuming responsibility for a share of the team tasks (weekly sanitizing, room set up, end of day clean up)
  • Work with children with special needs and provide adaptations when appropriate.
  • Sensitive to the needs and preferences of families.
  • Completes appropriate observational records as required.
  • Ensures volunteers are not left unattended with children
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
  • Plans and develops menus according to Canada's Food Guide with consideration to dietary restrictions and food allergies (Shelter Respite and Leaping Lizards).

Qualifications:

  • Diploma in Early Child Education or comparable post-secondary education.
  • Experience working in an early years environment essential.
  • Experience in program planning and delivery in accordance to How Does Learning Happen.
  • Excellent knowledge of child development, emergent curriculum and Ontario's Pedagogy for the Early Years; How Does Learning Happen
  • Experience working with people of diverse cultures and backgrounds in a community based setting
  • Experience and sensitivity working with all families including those in an urban core setting, culturally diverse, 2SLGBTQIA, young parents, etc…
  • Organizational skills.
  • Interpersonal skills with both adults and children.
  • First Aid/CPR certificate an asset (required for Childcare).
  • Experience in program planning.
  • Language skills in languages in addition to English are an asset
  • Demonstrated ability and experience working with children with special needs.

Personal Suitability/Other Requirements

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with adults and children.
  • The physical demands analysis associated with this job indicates;
  • a light to medium level of work (lifting up to 24 kg or 44 lbs) bending, stooping
  • the need to have an adequate energy level and ability to meet physical demands of the position
  • must be able to work outdoors for at least 1 hour per day year-round; may be exposed to heat, humidity, and cold

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