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Away We Grow Child Care Centre in Melville, SK is currently seeking energetic, enthusiastic educators to join our team. We are currently seeking to fill one full-time Early Childhood Educator positions. This is a minimum one year term with the possibility of an extension and/or advancement.
Consideration will be given to applicants with no formal training provided they are willing to obtain ECE Level 1 Certification. ECE
Certification is available through Parkland College and education funding is available for those currently working in the child care field.
The right person will have strong communication skills, a creative nature and interest in on-going learning and professional development. A wage scale is in place depending on education. A Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check and Standard First Aid/CPR are also required.
Away We Grow Child Care Inc. is an inclusive child care centre offering care and education to children from 6 months - 12 years of
age. We believe that children learn about the world through play, through active involvement with other children, adults, and materials. Our program is child-centred and play-based. Our curriculum is emergent. We believe the educator's role is to create an environment that supports children's ideas and experiences and invites them to observe, be active, make choices, and experiment.
We work together with children and families to create a safe, warm, and nurturing environment enriched through play-based curriculum, recognizing and promoting development according to each child's individual needs.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Children'S Ages
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3-11 months
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Assistant Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Food Safe Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Diploma or Degree
Early Childhood Education Skills
- Provide opportunity for creative expression through the mediums of art, dramatic play and music
- Provide supervision and guidance of daily activities, field trips and special activities
- Prepare progress reports and discuss with parents and other staff members
- Plan and develop child care and nursery school programs
- Assess the developmental level of children
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
Additional Skills
- Maintain day care supplies and equipment
- Assist in housekeeping duties
- Assist in maintaining records of children
Early Childhood Educator Assistant Skills
- Prepare craft materials and assist children to use them
- Prepare and serve snacks
- Observe children and report on observations to supervisor
- Guide children in development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
- Conduct and monitor activity programs designed for young children
- Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
- Arrange transition periods such as lunch and rest for children
Experience With Children Who Have Special Needs
- Children with behavioural issues
Work Setting
- Day-care centre
- Child care centre
Ability to Supervise
- 5-10 people
- 11-15 people
Work Location Information
- Urban area
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Child welfare check