Program Team Member

Lambton Rural Child Care

Join Our Team!

Lambton Rural Child Care is looking for multiple caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated Program Team Members to join our childcare team.

As a Program Team Member, you will play an important role in creating a safe, welcoming, caring, and engaging environment where children can learn, grow, and thrive. Working collaboratively with other team members, you will help plan and deliver age-appropriate programs that support each child’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

If you are passionate about working with children and enjoy creating meaningful learning experiences, we would love to hear from you!

What You'll Do

- Plan and support engaging, age-appropriate programs based on children's interests, abilities, and developmental needs.
- Prepare learning centres, materials, activities, and special projects for the children in care.
- Observe and document children's development and use observations to support individualized programming.
- Support children's social, emotional, physical, cognitive, language, fine motor, and gross motor development.
- Work collaboratively with team members, families, teachers, students, and community partners.
- Maintain a positive, inclusive, and welcoming classroom environment.
- Supervise children at all times and ensure their health and safety.
- Complete daily health and safety checks of children, classrooms, playgrounds, and surrounding areas.
- Assist children with meals, snacks, toileting, dressing, and other self-help activities according to their individual needs and abilities.
- Follow all medical, allergy, intolerance, and individual support plans.
- Support safe sleep practices and follow established sleep supervision procedures.
- Complete required documentation, including attendance records, daily and weekly logs, sleep charts,



illness records, accident reports, and other program documentation.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitized program environment.
- Administer minor first aid when required and complete appropriate documentation.
- Identify developmental concerns and communicate them to the Program Supervisor.
- Assist with the development and implementation of individual support plans when required.
- Maintain positive and qualified communication with parents and caregivers.
- Use childcare software such as HiMama for documentation and communication, where applicable.
- Participate in staff meetings, training, and professional development.
- Assist with mentoring and training new team members and RECE students, when required.
- Promote a positive image of Lambton Rural Child Care within the community.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For The successful candidate will demonstrate:

- A genuine passion for working with children.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- The ability to create engaging learning experiences based on children's interests.
- A commitment to maintaining a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment.
- Strong attention to detail and accurate documentation skills.
- Professionalism, reliability, patience, and a positive attitude.




- The ability to recognize and respond appropriately to children's individual needs.

Qualifications & Requirements

- RECE designation is considered a strong asset.
- Current CPR and First Aid certification.
- Criminal Reference Check/appropriate background screening as required.
- Vulnerable sector screening, where required.
- TB testing and immunizations as required.
- CAS/child welfare screening as required.
- Knowledge of Ontario's early learning and child care framework and related resources, including How Does Learning Happen?, ELECT, and Ages and Stages Questionnaires, is considered an asset.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Previous experience working in a licensed child care environment is considered an asset.

Why Join Lambton Rural Child Care? At Lambton Rural Child Care, every team member contributes to creating a high-quality child care experience for children and their families.

We are looking for individuals who share our commitment to providing a safe, caring, welcoming, and enriching environment and who understand the importance of working together as a team.

You will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children while working alongside a supportive team of child care professionals.

Apply Today!

If you are passionate about early learning and are looking for an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children and families, we encourage you to apply.

Lambton Rural Child Care is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Pay: $17.60-$27.21 per hour

Advantages

- Casual dress
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Work Location: In person

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