Casual Designated Early Childhood Educator

Casual Early Childhood Educator
Full-Day Kindergarten Program
$26.80 per hour
About The Board
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is committed to learning, equity, engagement and innovation. We are guided by our vision, Growing Together, the mission that every student experiences a sense of belonging and engages in dynamic learning to reach their potential and build their own future, and our values of Compassion, Dignity, Trust, and Joy to guide our daily work and ensure that we honour the unique identities and needs of all. Proudly serving a community of approximately 50,000 students in the City of Hamilton and surrounding area, HWDSB operates across 80 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 1 Adult Learning Centre, in addition to providing support and service to approximately 8,800 staff members.

Staff Wellness
At HWDSB, staff wellness is a priority. We are committed to co-creating and fostering an environment where staff feel safe, valued, and supported. We are continuously striving to support the needs of our diverse community and actively work to foster and maintain a culture of human rights.

Our holistic Staff Wellness program has been designed to support employee's well-being in all dimensions of health. As one part of this comprehensive program, all staff as well as their dependents have access to free and confidential supports through our Employee and Family Assistance Provider (EFAP), in addition to many other program components.

About The Role
As a Casual Early Childhood Educator, you will work on call in short-term and long-term assignments at multiple schools throughout the diverse communities of Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board including Hamilton Mountain, Hamilton Downtown, Waterdown, Flamborough, Dundas, Ancaster, Mount Hope, Binbrook, Stoney Creek and Winona.

You must registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators, or have evidence of initiating the registration process.

Position Summary
Designated Early Childhood Educator (DECE) is a position in the kindergarten classroom filled by an Early Childhood Educator (ECE) registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators.

DECE are accountable to the principal or designate at their assigned school. DECE have a duty to cooperate with the teacher in the classroom and are responsible to collaborate with other educators in the school to meet the needs of students in kindergarten. DECE are expected to utilize The Kindergarten Program document as the curriculum and be aware of the Growing Success: The Kindergarten Addendum.

Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To
Collaborative role working in partnership with a teacher to plan and implement the Kindergarten Program including:

• Observe, monitor and assess the progress and development of children
• Prepare documentation of progress and development of students to support the teacher to complete the Communication of Learning (report card)
• Provide numerous and varied opportunities for children to develop and refine their learning strategies, attitudes, skills, and knowledge
• Engage children in critical reflection and inquiry, in testing theories, and in discussing and questioning approaches in a play-based program
• Use a variety of instructional, assessment, and evaluation strategies to meet the needs of individual children, and to plan for next steps
• Engage in both formal and informal collaborative inquiry with students and other educators
• Create a learning environment that promotes the development of collaborative skills and critical and creative thinking skills, and support children to become thoughtful problem solvers and effective communicators
• Complete supervision duties as assigned by the principal or designate
• Maintain a healthy physical, emotional, and social learning environment
• Support children with self-help skills (eg eating, toileting, dressing) in a developmentally appropriate manner using teaching and coaching strategies that supports the dignity of the child
• Support the transition of children to and from before and after-school programs
• Develop strategies to engage families in their children's learning

How To Apply
When applying to HWDSB through , your application package must include:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Under the additional documents section, you must submit a one page sample of pedagogical documentation using either the Kindergarten Program (2016), or the Early Learning for Every Child Today document, or How Does Learning Happen (no photos please).
• A copy of your registration in good standing with the College of Early Childhood Educators

Method of interview:
Panel interviews via MS Teams platform.

Posting close date: December 5, 2025
at
4:00 pm.
Expectation of interview dates:
Interviews will be held within the weeks of December 8 through to December 19, 2025

ALL new employees will be required to submit a current original criminal background check (CBC) including a "Vulnerable Sector Screening" (VSS) issued within 6 months prior to commencing employment with the Board.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment Equity, Inclusion and Indigeneity Statement
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is committed to building inclusive learning and working environments where students see themselves reflected in the curriculum, staff population, local environmental context and the broader community.

HWDSB's vision of Growing Together is rooted in our mission to ensure every student experiences a sense of belonging and engages in dynamic learning to reach their potential and build their own future. Guided by this mission, HWDSB strives to build a workforce that embodies the values of Compassion, Dignity, Trust, and Joy, while reflecting and welcoming the diverse and distinct identities, experiences and unique needs of our students, staff and our communities.

HWDSB Seeks Qualified Candidates Who Share Our Commitment To Equity, Inclusion And Indigeneity, And Who Will Contribute To The Vision Of Creating Inclusive And Equitable Outcomes For Every Student. HWDSB Especially Invites And Welcomes Applications From

• Indigenous Peoples (e.g., First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples).
• Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin (e.g., Black and racialized communities, immigrant communities, etc.).
• Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities.
• Persons who identify as women.
• Persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. (i.e., Two-spirit and LGBTQIA+).

As part of HWDSB's commitment to employment equity, inclusion and Indigeneity and removing barriers to groups that have faced and continue to face barriers in employment, we invite all applicants to complete a voluntary questionnaire that collects identity-based information. The voluntary questionnaire is on the Apply to Education application page for this position.

HWDSB is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process, based on any human rights protected grounds. If you require accommodation, please notify us in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Land Acknowledgement
HWDSB is located on ancestral Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Confederacy land as determined by the Dish with One Spoon treaty. The Dish with One Spoon wampum belt represents the treaty relationship

between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Anishinaabe with respect to sharing the land and resources thereon. The intent of this agreement is for all nations sharing this territory to do so

responsibly, respectfully and sustainably in perpetuity. We respect the longstanding relationships with the local Indigenous communities, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Six Nations of the Grand River.

Applicant Self-Identification Form
The information collected on this form is used to monitor HWDSB's progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in HWDSB recruitment and hiring practices. We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system (Policy 1.6 - Privacy). Information on this form is collected pursuant to Ontario's Education Equity Action Plan (Ministry of Education) and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Access to this form is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. The Research and Analytics Department will use aggregate data from all the forms (not individual data) for internal reporting. Their access and use of the data is governed by MFIPPA and ethical research practices. Applicant Self-Identification Forms will be maintained in the Human Resources job competition file and securely destroyed 1 year after the job posting for candidates not selected for an interview and 6 years after the job posting for candidates interviewed, in accordance with general records retention principles. If you prefer not to answer any of the questions, you can select "prefer not to answer". This in no way affects your application or the applicant selection process. If you have questions or concerns about this form please contact