Description
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Description
What you’ll do
- Respond to interests of children, creating learning environments for children to engage in play-based learning, and take cues from children
- Create an inclusive environment, being mindful and supportive of children with additional needs
- Planning and facilitating age specific programs and special events in centre, outdoors and virtually
- Facilitate and plan for all aspects of all workshops hosted by EarlyON staff
- Provide child minding/programming while parent/caregivers attend workshops and targeted programs
- Welcome families to the EarlyON Centre(s), be available if they need extra support or help is needed
- Maintain effective relationships with families, respecting confidentiality for all
- Supporting families/caregivers by providing agency referrals and contact information as well as resources that reflect “best practices” in the early years
- Engage parents/caregivers in discussions regarding their child’s development and learning
- Conduct administrative duties including: welcoming families for each visit and maintaining program attendance records, conducting orientations with new families; providing and documenting referrals; data entry of participants and outreach efforts;
- Open and close site(s) – including but not limited to room set-up, opening and closing the OneHSN Kiosk and general operating duties
- Maintain a clean, safe work site by following health and safety practices
- Participate in ongoing training to ensure up to date working practices for compliance with the early years sector, municipal and provincial requirements
- Adhere to the College of ECE’s Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics and maintain good standing
- Attend divisional, departmental and sector specific meetings as required
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
What you’ll bring
- Post secondary degree or diploma in Early Childhood Education
- Member of the College of ECE, in good standing
- Standard First Aid Certification (or willing to attain within first month)
- Safe Food Handler’s Certification (or willing to attain within first month)
- Minimum 1 year in the Early Years field
- Ability to coach and mentor in an inclusive, collaborative manner
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and critical reflection skills
- Strong presentation planning and implementation skills
- Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work with a diverse client group in aprofessional manner
- Sound knowledge of “How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate records.
- Effective time management and decision-making skills
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Possession of a valid Driver’s License, a clear drivers abstract and access to independenttransportation to travel between work sites/outreach events as required.
- Must provide clear criminal reference check including vulnerable sector screening.
Salary & Benefits
What we can offer YOU!
- A competitive hourly wage ranging between $34.55 – $40.41 (January 1, 2025 Non-Union Pay Grid);
- Hybrid work arrangements
- Eligible to enroll in OMERS pension plan
- Access to Perkopolis; discount, reward and benefits program
- Access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Unlimited access to live and interactive webinars offered by the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)
- A supportive and collaborative work environment.
Contact
Email: hr@dufferincounty.ca
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