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PELC has exciting opportunities for summer employment (JUN - AUG) to join our team of dedicated Early Childhood Educators in one of our 5 centres.
The term of these positions will begin Immediately - Aug 31, 2015
Our Early Childhood Educators work with children to create stimulating environments by following the children's lead. PELC is committed to the Play & Exploration model & encourages applicants that support this model to apply.
Current Requirements:
Experience working with children
Valid First Aid/CPR
Recent Police Record Check including vulnerable sector check
Interested applicants should submit their resume via email and please indicate your availability in your cover letter.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- 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 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
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
Additional Skills
- Maintain day care supplies and equipment
- 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
- 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 who are blind or visually impaired
- Children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- Children with a mental health disability
- Children with a physical disability
- Children with an intellectual disability
- Children with behavioural issues
Work Setting
- Child care centre
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check