Childcare Worker - Collingwood Neighbourhood House Preschool

Collingwood Neighbourhood House’s mandate is to promote the well-being of the Renfrew-Collingwood community by providing leadership and working collaboratively with individuals, families, agencies and other groups to develop and support inclusive, innovative, sustainable initiatives and services that respond to the community’s social, educational, economic, health, cultural and recreational needs.

Department overview:
The Early Years department at CNH promotes and delivers quality of care and age appropriate services and programs to children and families in the Renfrew Collingwood Community. We value rewarding partnerships with the families and children we serve. We believe that every child has the right to play and learn in a safe and nurturing environment and that parents should be able to access affordable, high quality, publicly funded, community delivered services, that meet the needs of the family.

Required Experience:

Job Overview:
The successful candidate will be able to:
• Apply contemporary Early Childhood practices within a Reggio Emilia inspired program
• Work with a team to plan and implement a quality program for young children, maintain healthy relationships and communicate effectively and respectfully with children, families and colleagues.
• Be familiar with the expectations and requirements of Community Care Licensing
• Support each child’s holistic development using the BC Early Learning Framework
• Demonstrate understanding of and respect for the competency of young children
• Be aware of and work within the ECEBC Code of Ethics
• Participate in ongoing professional development

Key Responsibilities:

Skills & Qualifications:
• Must be 19 years of age and eligible to work in Canada
• Early Childhood Educator License to Practice required
• Special Needs license to practice and/or experience an asset
• Must have or be willing to get a Criminal Record Check Clearance Letter
• Experience working in a licensed 3-5 child care program
• Current First Aid certificate required
• Strong program planning, organizational, leadership and communication skills required
• Understanding of Emergent Curriculum/Reggio Emilia Philosophy
• Ability to work within a multicultural/intercultural environment
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Preference is given to candidates who are members of the Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC)
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID 19

Salary & Benefits:

Job Details
Salary: $20.92-22.50 +$6 Wage Enhancement per hour for ECE certified staff * (subject to improvement)
• Extended health & dental benefits
• Pension Plan
Schedule: 20 hours per week (4 hour shifts 10:00am to 3:00 pm*Subject to change)
Start date: May 1st 2024
Location: Collingwood Neighbourhood House (5299 Joyce Street, Vancouver BC)
This is a unionized position covered by a Collective Agreement with CUPE Local 1936.

Additional Notes:

Application Process
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, with priority given to Canadian Citizens and permanent residents. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application. As per the Collingwood Neighbourhood House Human Resources Policies and Procedures, all factors being equal, first priority will be given to qualified local and internal applicants. We encourage applicants with lived experience of structural inequity to apply, and in particular those who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQ2IA+, and those living with a visible or invisible disability.