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The YMCA of Regina is a values based charitable
organization dedicated to building a strong
community. The YMCA of Regina has two facilities with over 10,000 members, 5 Childcare Centres, 19 Before and After school sites, 2 Virtual YMCA's and countless community development programs.
Children learn primarily through play, thrive on positive feedback and deserve a nurturing
environment with a huge helping of fun to top it all off. Children are constantly changing, learning and developing. The ideal candidate will foster this innocence and take every "ah ha" moment and run with it.
The YMCA of Regina follows the YMCA Playing to
Learn Curriculum (go ahead look it up), a
primarily interest and play based way of teaching. The YMCA Playing to Learn Curriculum allows the children freedom to learn at their own pace, gain valuable skills and reach developmental milestones all while playing.
Responsibilities and Duties
-Understand and maintain Ministry of Education
regulations.
-Provide a safe and nurturing environment for
children to learn and explore
-Demonstrates the YMCA core values, vision and
mission.
-Adopts and participates actively in the YMCA
Playing to Learn Curriculum.
-Maintains a clean and healthy workplace according to public health and YMCA standards.
-Fosters team work and open communication.
-Demonstrates a commitment to working in
partnership with parents, families, stakeholders and team members.
Qualifications
-Current CPR/First Aid
-TB test results
-Child Abuse Registry Check
-Criminal Record check Vulnerable sector
-ECE Certification, or willingness to obtain
-Knowledge of Emergent Curriculum is an asset
Perks
-YMCA values and encourages professional
development and education.
-Competitive pension and befit package.
-YMCA family membership with will full time
employment.
-Extra 5 days holidays after 5 years of continuous full time employment.
-Fun work environment.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Children'S Ages
- 5 years
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 3-11 months
- 4 years
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 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
- 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
Early Childhood Educator Assistant Skills
- Prepare and serve snacks
- Observe children and report on observations to supervisor
- Guide children in development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- 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
Work Setting
- Child care centre
Ability to Supervise
- 5-10 people
Work Location Information
- Urban area
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Tuberculosis test
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