Employment Information
- Post ID: 422218177
- Open Date: November 20, 2024
- Close Date: January 21, 2025
- Organization: The Heart Of Riverdale Community Center
- Sector: Education, Training & Research
- Business Location:Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
- Total Views: 201
- Duration: 1 calendar days (2 business days)
- Last Updated: 1 day ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/yukon/whitehorse/422218177/early-childhood-educator-ece/
Job Details
- Experience: 1 year - 2 years
- Job Vacancies: 2
- Compensation: $21.71 to $37.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 35 to 37.5 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- Assess the children’s development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs.
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Supervise staff or team
Supervision
- 5-10 people
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Children
Experience with special needs children
- Children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- 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)
- Children with diabetes
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)
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site daycare available
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Subsidised public transportation
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available