early childhood educator (ECE) assistant

Your tasks

• Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers.
• Maintain daycare equipment.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants.

Requirements

Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance.
• Criminal record check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Punctuality.
• Dependability.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Flexibility.
• Interpersonal awareness.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Values and ethics.
• Creativity.
• Honesty.
• Ability to multitask.

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
• Are you currently a student?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

1 to less than 7 months.

What we offer

Free parking available.

Other

Work site environment Outdoors. Noisy. Non-smoking. Air conditioned.

Work setting Child care centre. Day care centre or nursery school.

Target audience Children.

Employment terms options

• Evening.
• Shift.
• Morning.
• Day.