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Thank you.
First Years Child Care Inc. is looking for
a positive and hardworking individual to join our
team! We provide care for children in a relaxed,
child centered environment following the
provincial "Play & Exploration" Program Guide.
Responsibilities would include but are not limited
to: provide quality child care to a group of
children between the ages of 6 wks to School Age.
Extras:
Wages are competitive with other centres in the
city and are dependant on education.
Requirements:
Early Childhood Education Level I or II at WITH
experience.
Must have valid certification in First Aid and CPR
"C" or be willing to obtain within the first month
of employment.
A Criminal Record Check in the vulnerable sector
will be required as well as a Tuberculosis Test
Result prior to first day of employment if hired.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
Only qualified applicants will be contacted for an
interview
Essential Skills
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Children'S Ages
- 5 years
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 3-11 months
- 4 years
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Diploma or Degree
- WHMIS Certificate
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
- Assess the developmental level of children
Additional Skills
- 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
Work Setting
- Day-care centre
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Tuberculosis test