WAGE RANGE: $25 - $30/HOUR

PROGRAM SUMMARY: SX̱EDJELI Childcare center provides nurturing care and developmentally appropriate education to meet the needs of children in a group setting within a safe and healthy environment. Culture and Language are vital to program planning.
POSITION SUMMARY: The ECE staff, works in collaboration with staff and supervisors when working with families and children, connecting with the community, and assuming childcare responsibilities related to the day-to-day operations of the childcare center. The ECE staff works collaboratively with other early learning programs for SȾÁUTW̱ Education Departments which includes; SȾÁUTW̱ Head Start and I,TOTELṈEW̱,ÁUTW̱ afterschool program. Specifically, we are seeking an experienced Childcare Worker with previous knowledge and experience to work with all of our children in our Childcare programs. This involves helping them interact with their peers in a safe and effective way, taking them for space/breaks/small group play, and potentially using communication devices or other aids to support the child as necessary.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Early Childhood Education Diploma or degree
• 1 - 2 years’ related experience.
• Registered member in good standing with Early Childhood Education Registry
• Current First Aid/CPR certificate
• Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check is required as a condition of employment
• Knowledge of Child Care Community Care Facility Act and licensing and legislative compliance
• Experience working with all ages of children 0 to 6 years
• Solid understanding of child development and abilities
• Demonstrates ability to maintain an effective work relationship with families, colleagues, service providers, and regulatory program advisors
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to work closely with other team members
• Sensitivity and respect for individual and cultural differences
• Knowledge of First Nations Culture and Language would be beneficial
• Knowledge of community considered an asset
• Adequate energy level and ability to meet the physical demands of the job

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of activities/interventions to enhance child development.
• Interpersonal and organizational skills and extremely detail-oriented;
• Verbal, written and computer skills;
• Ability to connect and build relationships with children in a positive way to encourage engagement and participation and have fun;
• Ability to establish and maintain respectful, cooperative and productive working relationships with a variety of individuals, including parents, co-workers and community agencies, to complete work assignments;(daily, weekly program planning)
• Ability to work independently with limited direction, act on own initiative, set own priorities and meet tight, changing or concurrent deadlines;
• Ability to deal effectively and efficiently with occasionally aggressive or demanding individuals to provide or obtain information to clarify or resolve issues;
• Ability to following safe work procedures;
• Strong work ethic including the ability to take initiative; to attend work on a regular and consistent basis, and to demonstrate a collaborative approach to problem solving.

• Responsible for ensuring that the centre meets all licensing regulations.
• Assists in the development of childcare programs and keeps up to date on issues relating to program design and delivery.
• Records and reports accidents and serious occurrences.
• Monitors children daily to ensure compliance with the Child Care Community Facility Act. This includes ensuring a safe environment is provided for children in terms of their physical, spiritual, emotional and cognitive development.
• Communicates daily with parents and supports families with any questions or issues that arise.
• Respects confidentiality and relates to parents, children and other staff members in a professional and ethical manner.
• Responsible for following policies and procedures for all programs.
• Ensure proper forms are being completed and records are complete.
• Guides and assists children in activities, routines and transition times.
• Prepares progress reports and discusses same with parents and staff.
• Prepares and produces written documents to meet program information and communication needs.
• Communicate with Supervisor and family to plan for alternate pick up of late children.
• Maintains children’s attendance records, emergency information and assists with the daily logbook; collects medication information from parents and informs staff.
• Attends weekly staff meetings.
• Maintains the health and safety of the children including implementing monthly fire drills.
• Support children to attend and participate in all classroom activities. This includes indoor and outdoor play, circle times, mealtimes, etc.
• Regularly check in with Supervisor, Consultation Team, Family, and Childcare Workers to ensure that they classrooms needs and the child’s needs are being met sufficiently
• Work with child on communication skills, self regulation skills, and any other skills that are necessary to work on to ensure that the child is participating in the class activities and with peers in a safe and meaningful way. This may involve the use/practice of communication aids/etc.
• Regularly check in with parents about children’s day and growth/progress, also reporting any incidents that may have occurred throughout the day
• Play with the child and help them have fun and enjoy their day!
• Other related duties may be assigned by the Supervisor.