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Hope's Home provides childcare services & supportive living homes for children with complex medical needs across SK. Our unique programs allow passionate individuals to make a difference in their communities. Visit our website for more information.
The Early Childhood Educators/Developmental Workers assist in providing integrated programming for all children in the classroom, at times working one-on-one with children to support personal care & development. ECE/DWs contribute to an environment that promotes learning, individuality, growth and development while upholding the highest standard for childcare. Casual positions available, shifts are 8 hrs ranging from 7 am to 5:30 pm, M-F.
Responsibilities:
-Collaborate with team to develop/implement integrated programming for children in a multi-aged early learning centre
-Provide programming and environment that promotes development of all childrens physical, emotional, social, communicative, cognitive and creative skills, while preserving their safety, health and well-being
-Document developmental milestones for each child, set goals and create action plans
-Maintain a warm, caring, and responsive relationship with every child as well as a cooperative partnership with families
-Contribute to a collaborative working relationship between the team, outside agencies, and community services.
-Participate in on-going professional development, training and staff meetings
Qualifications
-Current First Aid/CPR Training
-Physically able to maneuver medical equipment (lifts, wheelchairs, etc) and safely work with objects or persons of varying sizes (100 lbs occasionally, 50 lbs regularly and 25 lbs continuously)
-Education Assistant, Disability Support Worker, Recreational Therapist and/or Early Childhood Education (1, 2 or 3) education an asset
-Strong verbal and written communication skills
-Ventilator, TLR and/or sign language training an asset
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
Children'S Ages
- 5 years
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 3-11 months
- 4 years
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
- First Aid Certificate
- Early Childhood Education Assistant 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
- 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 who are blind or visually impaired
- Children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- Children with a physical disability
- Children with an intellectual disability
- Children with behavioural issues
Work Setting
- Child care centre
Ability to Supervise
- 5-10 people
- 11-15 people
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)