Ece Infant and Toddler Worker - Tsawwassen, Canada - Tsawwassen First Nation

Tsawwassen First Nation

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Tsawwassen, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Tsawwassen First Nation has a wonderful and challenging opportunity, in our Early Childhood Education (ECE) Centre, for a full-time regular Infant and Toddler ECE worker.

Under the direct supervision of the ECE Coordinator, the Infant and Toddler ECE worker will: provide quality, nurturing care to infants and toddlers enrolled in the program; communicate effectively with infants, toddlers, their parents, and other staff; demonstrate skills to properly address developmental needs of infants and toddlers; and maintain effective, working relationships with children, parents, and staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Plan, carry out, and assess developmentally appropriate activities and experiences that promote the wellbeing of each child and that respect and reflect the diverse needs of children
Individualize the curriculum and ensure that all activities are accessible
Assist children in expressing themselves by listening and responding with questions or comments that extend conversations
Facilitate and nurture the development of each child's selfesteem, trust, and growing autonomy
Respond quickly to children's different and personal needs (verbal and nonverbal cues), temperament styles, skills, and abilities
Provide a daily balance of active/quiet, indoor/outdoor and individual/group activities
Prepare the infant/toddler learning environment for children to learn through active exploration and interaction with adult caregivers
Use a variety of teaching techniques including modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing
Set reasonable behaviour expectations consistent with the centre's philosophy and policies
Determine specific times during the day when some children may require extra staffing support
Ensure guidance of children's behaviour that encourages positive selfconcept
Maintain a safe, clean, caregiving environment, practice good personal hygiene and hand washing, and assure the wellbeing and safety of all the children in the environment
Ensure positive communication with enrolling parents/legal guardians
Contribute to the ongoing operation of the Centre
Attend all training opportunities and staff meetings as provided and scheduled
Observes children to detect signs of illness, injury, abuse, neglect, emotional disturbance, or other special needs, and reports these signs immediately to the ECE Coordinator or person in charge
Provide for the physical safety of each child from arrival time until departure time
Assist in the transition into the program and exiting out of the program
Perform any other related tasks deemed necessary by the ECE Coordinator or Manager

Qualifications:

Valid Infant and Toddler Early Childhood Education Certificate and license to practice (in accordance with the _Child Care Regulation_) is an essential requirement
Valid safety oriented first aid certificate
Criminal record check
Ability to multitask & work independently as well as in a team environment
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Professional conduct and strict maintenance of confidentiality

Hours of work:

Hours of work are variable; all staff are on a weekly rotating shift.

7:00am to 3:30pm, 8:30am to 5:00pm and 9:30am to 6:00pm.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications, and includes an excellent benefits package with enrollment in the Municipal Pension Plan.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
$23.14-$25.14 per hour

Benefits: