Terms: This is a permanent, full time job, which requires working days.

Salary: will be $21.43 to $24.80 per hour for a 32 hour week.
Also: medical, dental, vision, disability, group insurance, life insurance, pension benefits.

Education: The applicant should have completed college or technical training.

Experience: at least three years’ experience.

Credentials required: The applicant should have Early Childhood Education Diploma or Degree, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate, First Aid Certificate.

Type of Work: Provide assistance to special needs children

Work Setting: Child care centre, Kindergarten, Before and after school programs

Children’s Ages: Newborn, 3-11 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years

Experience With Children Who Have Special Needs: Children with a physical disability, Children with an intellectual disability, Children with a mental health disability, Children who are blind or visually impaired, Children who are deaf or hard of hearing, Children with behavioural issues

Early Childhood Education Skills: Plan and develop child care and nursery school programs, Provide supervision and guidance of daily activities, field trips and special activities, Provide opportunity for creative expression through the mediums of art, dramatic play and music, Assess the developmental level of children, Prepare progress reports and discuss with parents and other staff members, Knowledge of Day Nurseries Act, Knowledge of licensing regulations, Establish guidelines for behaviour

Early Childhood Educator Assistant Skills: Conduct and monitor activity programs designed for young children, Prepare craft materials and assist children to use them, Guide children in development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits, Prepare and serve 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

Additional Skills: Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers, Order supplies and equipment, Assist in maintaining records of children, Maintain day care supplies and equipment, Assist in housekeeping duties, Leadership skills, Interpersonal skills, Light cleaning duties

Security and Safety: Basic security clearance, Criminal record check, Medical exam, Immunization records, Tuberculosis test

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilites: Repetitive tasks, Physically demanding, Attention to detail, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Site Environment: Noisy, Non-smoking

Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation

Work Location Information: Urban area

Ability to Supervise: 1 to 2 people

Other Languages: Arabic, Cantonese, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Finding information, Computer use, Continuous learning

Other Information: Not for recent Graduate. Must have min. 3 years experience w/ age-groups (Infants-G6) and special needs training.

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Order Number: 4906993

Post date: 2010-03-10