Employment Information
- Post ID: 812190965
- Open Date: December 4, 2024
- Close Date: February 9, 2025
- Organization: East End Scholars
- Sector: Childcare & Caregiving
- Business Location:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Total Views: 201
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 8 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/ontario/hamilton/812190965/early-childhood-assistant/
Job Details
- Experience: 1 year - 2 years
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $22.55 per hour / 35 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: send resume by mail
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- Assess the children’s development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs.
- 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
- 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
- Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of 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
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Creativity
- Honesty
- Ability to multitask