About this role
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years. Work site environment: Air conditioned. Work setting: Urban area. Day care centre or nursery school.
Tasks
- Assess the children's development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs..
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children.
- Maintain daycare equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Emergency child care first aid and CPR.
- Food allergy and anaphylaxis training.
Target audience: Children.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Vulnerable sector check.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Valid driver's licence.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Physically demanding.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Personal suitability: Punctuality.
- Dependability.
- Flexibility.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- 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?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Health benefits: Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Financial benefits: Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Pension plan.
- Long term benefits: Long-term care insurance.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
- Parking available.
- Wellness program.
Support for newcomers and refugees: Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers . Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).