About this role
Position Duties and Responsibilities:
Service Delivery
• Child Care Services – caring for children in a nurturing and safe environment.
• Plan, implement, and supervise a variety of activities for the children.
• Interact with the children, taking part in active play activities.
• Attend to children's personal needs
Safety and Maintenance
• Ensure the safety and well-being of children, through supervision of activities.
• Monitor the childcare spaces and ensure that toys, equipment, and furniture are safe. (Free of sharp edges, stable, non-swallowable sizes).
• Replace bedding after every use.
• Ensure cleanliness of the playroom daily.
• Wash and disinfect toys, tables, and chairs on a regular basis.
Administration
• Maintain child statistics and forms, recording daily the arrival and departure times of the children.
• Other duties as required.
• Internal and External Relations
• Provide verbal reports to all parents (child's activities/behaviors).
• Monitor and provide direction for volunteers, students to the program, as required.
• Administer first aid as needed.
• Prepare Incident Forms when a child requires first aid.
Skills and Qualifications
• Possess good interpersonal skills.
• Possess sound communication skills (oral and written).
• Demonstrate ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Knowledge of the Housing First Philosophy.
• Knowledge of the Trauma Informed Person-centred approach.
• Knowledge of the Harm-Reduction Philosophy.
• Knowledge of "Learning Through Play" philosophy.
• Knowledge of child developmental stages.
• Knowledge of childhood diseases/health issues.
• Knowledge of activity programming.