Job Description

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR

EMPLOYER: The Ridgeway Educational Rec Centre

LOCATION: 2575 Dundas Street West, Unit 18, Mississauga, ON, L5K 2M6

JOB DETAILS

• Salary: $21.00/ hour
• Vacancies: 3
• Employment Type: Permanent, Full time work of 40 hrs/week
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Employment conditions: Morning, Day, Evening

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Languages: English

Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Experience: 1 -2 years of established and demonstrable

Security and Safety: Vulnerable sector check

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Site Environment: Non-smoking, Air conditioned

Personal Suitability:

• Punctuality
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Work Setting: Childcare centre, Urban area, Relocation costs covered by employer.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

Member of the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE)

Early Childhood Educators Specific Skills:

• Assess the children’s development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs.
• Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Storytelling
• Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
• Synthesize the overall situation of the children and communicate the information to the parents
• Assist early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
• Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
• Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
• Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
• Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
• Document and archive stories about children’s play activities
• Select materials that lead themselves to open-ended use and transformation
• Submit written observations on children
• Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
• Establish guidelines for behaviour
• Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
• Integrate outdoor and natural world elements into the indoor environment
• Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
• Plan curriculum experiences from children’s interests and ideas
• Take photos and make written and pictorial representations of children’s play and language

How to apply: Please submit resume by email to jobs27hr@gmail.com