Employment Information
- Post ID: 422534093
- Open Date: March 3, 2025
- Close Date: April 16, 2025
- Organization: It Takes a Village
- Sector: Education, Training & Research
- Business Location:Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Total Views: 201
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 6 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/nova-scotia/halifax/422534093/early-childhood-educator-ece-assistant/
Job Details
- Experience: 1 year - 2 years
- Job Vacancies: 5
- Compensation: $17.75 to $21.75 per hour (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- 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
- Storytelling
- 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
- 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 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 Down syndrome
- 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
Area of specialization
- Pre-school education
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Pension plan
Long term benefits
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site daycare available
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)