Employment Information
- Post ID: 247110179
- Open Date: August 26, 2025
- Close Date: November 21, 2025 (open for 86 days)
- Organization: Whimsy Childcare Inc.
- Sector: Childcare & Caregiving
- Business Location:301A 10 Street, Cold Lake, Alberta T9M 1A5
- Total Views: 188
- Ad Active Duration: 7 calendar days (6 business days)
- Last Updated: 1 week ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/alberta/cold-lake/247110179/child-care-worker-daycare/
Job Details
- Experience: 1 year - 2 years
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $19.64 to $26.62 per hour (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per month
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: College certificate or diploma under 1 year
Job Description
Tasks
- Assess the children’s development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs.
- Assist co-workers in housekeeping and cooking duties
- Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
- Maintain daycare equipment
- 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
- Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods
- Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
- Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
- 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
- Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants
Experience and specialization
Experience with special needs children
- Children with a mental health disability
- Children with an intellectual disability
- Children with behavioural issues
- Children with allergies
- Children with asthma
- Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)
Area of specialization
- Pre-school education
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Child development assistant (ECE level 1)
- Child development supervisor (ECE level 3)
- Child development worker (ECE level 2)
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- Food allergy and anaphylaxis training
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Benefits
Health benefits
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site daycare available
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available