Early Childhood Assistant

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 566107983
  • Open Date: December 17, 2024
  • Close Date: February 14, 2025
  • Organization: KIDS-HUB
  • Sector: Childcare & Caregiving
  • Business Location:Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Total Views: 206
  • Duration: 5 calendar days (4 business days)
  • Last Updated: 5 days ago
  • Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/northwest-territories/yellowknife/566107983/early-childhood-assistant/
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Job Details

  • Experience: 1 year - 2 years
  • Job Vacancies: 6
  • Compensation: $3,000 to $4,500 per month (To be negotiated) / 35 to 40 hours per week
  • Anticipated Start Date: : 2025-01-02Enddate: 2026-06-30
  • Apply by: email to [email protected]
  • Education: College certificate or diploma more than 2 years

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
  • 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

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • Children

Experience with special needs children

  • Children with a physical disability
  • Children with an intellectual disability
  • Children with behavioural issues
  • Children with Down syndrome

Area of specialization

  • Pre-school education

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Child development assistant (ECE level 1)
  • Emergency child care first aid and CPR
  • HIGH FIVE training (principles of healthy child development)
  • Plan to Protect training
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate