Early Childhood Educator Job in Burlington, Ontario

EPUC CHILD CARE CENTRE Job Title: Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE) Reporting Relationships: This role will report directly into the Executive Director Job Purpose: Provide a brief description of the essential functions of the job. Job Duties and Responsibilities: - Plan and develop childcare and nursery school programs including weekly program plans and playground plan - Develop and implement daily activities for children - Provide supervision and guidance of daily activities, field trips and special activities - Lead children in activities by telling stories and teaching songs and demonstrating the use of simple musical instruments - Plan and organize activities for school aged children and childcare programs before and after regular school hours - Prepare craft materials and assist children in using them - Provide opportunity for creative expression through the mediums of art, dramatic play, musical and physical fitness - Participate in the planning of centre related activities - Assess the developmental level of children - Attend meetings and workshops to develop and discuss new teaching methods including professional and staff development training - Prepare Progress Reports and review with parents and other staff members whilst at the same time maintaining timeline exceptions relating to this and other processes - Take responsibility for individual classroom organization, ensuring clean, neat and tidy appearance at all times - Ensure medication is documented and administered according to policy - Guide children in development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits - Prepare and serve meals/snacks - Arrange transition periods such as lunch and rest for children - Observe children and report on observations to supervisor - Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings - Assist supervisor in keeping records when requested - Respects and reinforces the guidelines and procedures regarding confidentiality and the freedom of information and privacy act Minimum Qualifications: Skills, Experience and Education: Experience: - an asset Education: - Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training at an accredited Post Secondary Educational Institution. Credentials: (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc): - Early Childhood Education Diploma or degree - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate - First Aid Certificate - Proof of at least 2 covid-19 vaccinations Experience With Children Who Have Special Needs: - Children with a physical disability - Children with a mental health disability Language Comprehension - Must be able to fluently read, write and speak english. Basic Skills Required: - Regular use of an iPad for data entry - Reading skills - Working with others (e.g. work with individual or team, build consensus) - Planning and organizing skills (e.g. manage priorities, order tasks efficiently) - Problem solving skills (e.g. identify problem causes, determine steps to resolve, assess solutions) - Speaking and listening skills (e.g. communicate clearly and efficiently, follow directions, mediate disputes) - Time and workload management skills Other Requirements: -You may be required to lift, pull or push heavy objects that way over 50lbs. Job Description Approval: Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.