Employment Information
- Post ID: 342879445
- Open Date: January 9, 2025
- Close Date: February 23, 2025
- Organization: Lions Gate Montessori
- Sector: Childcare & Caregiving
- Business Location:1351 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1W7
- Total Views: 200
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 10 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/british-columbia/vancouver/342879445/early-childhood-educator-kindergarten/
Job Details
- Experience: 1 year - 2 years
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $27.00 to $32.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 35 to 40 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: : 2025-01-07
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: Bachelor's degree
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
- 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
- Order supplies and equipment
- 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
- Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants
- Teach students using lessons, discussions, audio-visual presentations and field trips
- Prepare subject material for presentation according to an approved curriculum
- Prepare, administer and correct tests
- Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help
- Monitor students during recess and lunch hour
- Lead students in activities to promote their physical, mental and social development and their school readiness
- Identify childrens’ individual learning needs
- Develop course content
- Assist with classroom inventory
- Supervise teaching assistants and train student teachers
- Assist students with integration into the classroom and school setting
- Help students individually or in small groups with assignments and reinforce learning and retention concepts under the supervision of classroom teacher
- Assist students with special needs using techniques such as sign language, braille and remedial programs
- Monitor and report student progress to classroom teacher
- Assist teacher in the operation of projectors, tape recorders and other audio-visual or electronic equipment
Supervision
- 3-4 people
Experience and specialization
Experience with special needs children
- Children who are blind or visually impaired
- Children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- Children with a mental health disability
- Children with a physical 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)
- Children with diabetes
- Children with epilepsy
- Children with a genetic disorder
Specialization or experience
- Green economy sector
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
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
- Member of the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE)
- Plan to Protect training
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Montessori Early Childhood Teacher Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Membership in a provincial or territorial teachers’ association or federation
- Provincial or Territorial Teaching Certificate
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Travel insurance