About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. Non-smoking. Work setting: Before and after school programs. Day care centre or nursery school.
Tasks
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children.
- Maintain daycare equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
- Supervision: 1 to 2 people.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Food allergy and anaphylaxis training.
- HIGH FIVE training (principles of healthy child development).
- First Aid Certificate.
- CPR Certificate.
- Student status: Full time enrollment.
- Part time enrollment.
- Target audience: School age (6 - 12 years).
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Child Abuse Registry check.
- Medical exam.
- Immunization records.
- Bondable.
- Vulnerable sector check.
- Reference required.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Personal suitability: Punctuality.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- 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?.
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- On call.
- To be determined.
- Day.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- On-site daycare available.
- On-site housing options.
- Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Support for Veterans: Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) .