daycare worker assistant

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma.

Asset languages:

Sign Languages.

Work site environment:

Outdoors. Non-smoking. Air conditioned.

Work setting:

Child care centre. Urban area. Nursery school. Kindergarten. Before and after school programs. Day care centre or nursery school. Elementary school.

Tasks:

• Assess the children's development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs..
• Assist co-workers in housekeeping and cooking duties .
• Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers.
• Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children.
• Maintain daycare equipment.
• Storytelling.
• Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers.
• Synthesize the overall situation of the children and communicate the information to the parents.
• Assist early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children.
• Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest.
• Order supplies and equipment.
• Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records.
• Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity.
• Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts.
• Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits.
• Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods.
• Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor.
• Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors.
• Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings.
• Knowledge of licensing regulations.
• Establish guidelines for behaviour.
• Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children.
• Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children.
• Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours.
• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants.

Supervision:

3-4 people.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Certificate.
• Child development assistant (ECE level 1).
• Child development supervisor (ECE level 3).
• Child development worker (ECE level 2).
• Emergency child care first aid and CPR.
• Food allergy and anaphylaxis training.
• HIGH FIVE training (principles of healthy child development).
• Member of the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE).
• Plan to Protect training.
• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate.
• First Aid Certificate.
• Montessori Early Childhood Teacher Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.

Experience with special needs children:

• Children with a mental health disability.
• Children with a physical disability.
• Children with an intellectual disability.
• Children with behavioural issues.
• Children with Down syndrome.
• Children with asthma.
• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD).
• Children with a genetic disorder.

Area of specialization:

Pre-school education.

Security and safety:

• Basic security clearance.
• Criminal record check.
• Child Abuse Registry check.
• Child welfare check.
• Immunization records.
• Tuberculosis test.
• Vulnerable sector check.

Transportation/travel information:

• Own transportation.
• Own vehicle.
• Valid driver's licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Repetitive tasks.
• Physically demanding.
• Attention to detail.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Manual dexterity.

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Are you available to star