Early Childhood Assistant

Job Description

LMIA Status: Pending LMIA

Rosetown Kid Kare Inc has applied for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and will be ready to extend an offer to a foreign worker once the application is approved.

Languages

• English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

On site

• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors

• Noisy

• Non-smoking

• Air conditioned

Work setting

• Child care centre

• Rural area

• Relocation costs not covered by employer

• Day care centre or nursery school

Tasks

• Assess the children’s development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs.

• Assist co-workers in housekeeping and cooking duties

• Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers

• Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children

• Maintain daycare equipment

• Storytelling

• 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

• Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest

• Order supplies and equipment

• 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

• Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods

• 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

• Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings

• Knowledge of licensing regulations

• Establish guidelines for behaviour

• 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

• Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours

• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Child development assistant (ECE level 1)

• Child development supervisor (ECE level 3)

• Child development worker (ECE level 2)

• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate

• First Aid Certificate

• CPR Certificate

Target audience

• Children

Experience with special needs children

• Children with behavioural issues

• Children with allergies

• Children with asthma

• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Area of specialization

• Pre-school education

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities