NOW HIRING FOR MULTIPLE VACANCIES!

Newstead Academy Child Care (NACC) is a child care center established in the beautiful community of Oak Ridges, with has a capacity of 167 students and 8 classrooms. Our aim is to provide a warm, supportive, and enjoyable working environment for our teachers and supporting staff members. We are currently looking for enthusiastic RECEs who have a passion for helping young children to flourish in all developmental domains and hold the following credentials:

QUALIFICATIONS

Registered Early Childhood Educator Qualifications:

• Early Childhood Educator Diploma
• Must be registered and a member in good standing in the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE)

Early Childhood Assistant Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Experience working with children in a child care or before and after school program setting an asset

General Qualifications:

• Minimum of six months’ experience working with children
• Well-developed interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with members, staff and volunteers
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to use frequent light to medium physical effort: lifting up to 20 kg (44 lbs.), bending and stooping, pushing, carrying and pulling
• Must be able to work outdoors for at least 2 hours daily year-round; may be exposed to heat, humidity or cold
• Flexibility regarding assigned working hours. Must be available to work at least three afternoons per week from 2:00-6:00pm, Monday to Friday.
• Commitment to working in a socially inclusive environment responding with sensitivity and personal awareness to the diverse needs of members including visible and non-visible dimensions of diversity
• A capacity to work within a team and be part of a large multi-service, charitable Association
• The position requires the following Association Competencies: fundamental competence in: Effective Interpersonal Communications; Ethics and Self-Management; being Member Focused; Relationship Building and Partnering; being Results Focused; Teamwork and Collaboration; Valuing Diversity and Social Inclusion

• Provide quality service and care to all the children and families.
• Design and facilitate emergent program plans that are age-appropriate
• Respond with sensitivity to the individual needs of children and/or their families, respecting diversities (including but not limited to gender, sexual orientation, intellectual and/or physical capacity, religion, cultural/ethnical background)
• Read the main communication log book before starting shifts, be aware of any changes, updates, and new information in regards to the centre’s operation
• Read and update the relevant classroom communication log book daily and as needed, documenting all necessary information in regards to the attending children
• Work as a team member; serve as a role model.
• Design, arrange and maintain a safe, orderly, appealing, and developmentally-appropriate program space with mindful consideration of the 5 learning domains.
• Ensure that programming setups are prepared and/or completed prior to the children’s arrival.
• Ensure children are dressed appropriately for indoor and outdoor activities.
• Conduct daily health checks of children, document signs of illness and report to the Supervisor
• Other classroom tasks as assigned by management