Early Childhood Educator | Casual

Required Experience:

REQUIREMENTS: 

Education & Experience:

•Completion of Early Childhood Education Certification and Special Needs Certifications is required. 
• Related training in the area of children with special needs and/or Under 3 Training, as required by licensing.
• Minimum 1 year with integrated groups of pre-school aged children.
• Experience with special needs functional assessment, individual and group program design and evaluation.
• Experience in the area of Behavior Management.

Standard requirements of the Early Childhood Educator include:

• Criminal Record Clearance
• Medical Clearance
• Valid First Aid/CPR
• Non-violent Crisis Intervention Certification
• Demonstrated competency in English written and verbal communication
• Basic computer literacy
• Eligible to work in Canada

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, delivers and evaluates developmentally appropriate activities and experiences for children using modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing techniques. Develops daily program schedules that include indoor/outdoor, active/quiet and individual and group activities
• Liaises with other professionals and consultants involved with each child and family to ensure consistency of care.
• As a member of the teaching team, provides supervision and direction to groups of children in the centre.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of policies and procedures of DDA, CCFLB and MCFD
• Participates in in-service training at the request of the Program Manager
• Maintains equipment in good working order; develops and/or adapts toys/equipment to meet individual child’s needs.
• Organizes and maintains classrooms, staff room, kitchen, washrooms, laundry room and storage areas to effectively support program aims.
• Attends to the children’s physical needs that may include diapering, toileting, eating, sleeping, lifting and transferring.
• Administers first aid and medication in accordance with established policy
• Participates in  planning and evaluation of programs offered by the organization. Provides recommendations for change to the Program Manager.
• Maintains current knowledge within the field.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary & Benefits:

WHAT WE OFFER:

• On-the-job training
• Professional development
• Community Involvement
• An inclusive work environment

Hourly Wage: $25.91 + 10.6% in lieu of benefits (with ECE Assistant)
$27.29 + 10.6% in lieu of benefits (with valid BC ECE certificate)

Additional Notes:

For more information, please visit our website at www.develop.bc.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.