School Age Care Worker
Additional Qualifications:
Required qualifications:
- A valid First Aid certificate (Standard First Aid is preferred)
- A valid Early Childhood Education Diploma/Certificate
- Minimum age requirement of 21
- Experience working with children in a child care setting
- Excellent management, organizational, interpersonal and relationship skills
- Creative flexibility and ability to work in a student-centered environment
- Ability to build collaborative and effective relationships with students, staff, parents and the community
- Canadian residency and legally entitled to work in Canada
Our “Must Haves”
- Respect, dignity and inclusion for all members of the community
- Collaborative mind-set and courageous approach to adversity
- Demonstrated communications skills (oral and written)
- Creative “out-of-the-box” thinker
- Flexible and adaptable and embraces change
- Proven work ethic with utmost integrity
- Enthusiasm, eagerness and genuine interest in all aspects of the school’s success
- Self-awareness, with a desire for constant self-improvement (goal-oriented)
Key Responsibilities:
At Collingwood, we seek faculty and staff who live our values of courage, curiosity and community to be in service of others and, who are inspired by our mission to inspire and support young people for meaningful lives.
We are looking for 1 experienced School Age Care Worker to join our Wentworth Campus. This position will work within the School Age Care program and facilitate activities for children primarily for Junior Kindergarten (4-5 years of age). The ideal candidate will be a passionate, committed and experienced educator who will demonstrate the ability to contribute to the many facets of school life.
Available shifts include:
Mornings (10.25 hrs/week):
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7:15 - 9:15am
- Wednesday 7:15 - 9:30am
Afternoons (14.75 hrs/week):
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - 1:45 - 4:30pm
- Monday and Friday 1:45 - 5:00pm
If you work both a morning and afternoon shift, and a minimum of 20 hours a week, you will qualify for our employee benefits package.
Responsibilities:
- Follow the licensing regulations and School Age Care handbook
- Interact directly with the children and staff members
- Plan and set-up of the School Age Care activities to ensure that the children have a variety of activities to choose from
- Establish and maintain positive communication with parents
- Maintain a neat, orderly, and clean environment, including all activity areas
- Ensure that all safety and supervision standards are implemented and maintained according to licensing and Collingwood requirements
- Release children only to those authorized by parent/guardian
- Maintain confidentiality of all information related to Collingwood School, the children, their families, and staff
- Maintain regular attendance, punctuality and professionalism at all times
- Ensure fire, earthquake and wildlife sighting drills are up to date
Salary & Benefits:
We offer professional development opportunities, competitive salaries, health and wellness initiatives, along with one of the most beautiful locations in Canada to work!
The hiring range for this position is from $20.72 to $23.31 per hour. Candidates with strong skills and experience may be considered for a higher starting salary. Please contact our Human Resources department at careers@collingwood.org for questions or further clarification regarding the salary range.
Basic Details
- Position Start Date:
- May 12th, 2025
- Position End Date:
- June 13th, 2025
- Position Notes:
- It is a Temporary Contract position from May 12, 2025 to June 13, 2025 with the possibility of continuing for the 2025-26 school year.
- Employment Type:
- Part Time
- Employment Term:
- Temporary
- Hours Per Week:
- Varies
Contact Information
- Contact Name:
- Ula Teicher
- Phone Number:
- 604.925.3331
- Email:
- ula.teicher@collingwood.org
- Address:
- Collingwood School West Vancouver, BC V7S 1B2
Application Information
- Application Closing Date:
- May 7th, 2025 (or until filled)
- Application Instructions:
- Email Application
- Other Application Instructions:
Futures Start Here. If this role is a good fit, we would love to hear from you! Please submit a cover letter detailing your suitability for the position along with your resume, including three employment references, by May 7th, 2025 to jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/cws/CANDIDATEPO...
We sincerely thank all applicants for your interest however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please visit our website for more information about our school.