Rainy River District School Board

Notice of Position

Posting Number: 2627-3 Date: June 15, 2026

To: External Applicants

Position: Casual Designated Early Childhood Educator

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Location: Various

Hours of Work: All Casual personnel must be able to work on an on-call basis. Successful candidates will be placed on the School Casual List for casual, on-call work with no guarantee of hours of work.

Rate of Pay: $25.04 per hour as per the CUPE collective agreement

Applications must include the Board’s application form, a cover letter, current resume

Application Process: and the Reference Authorization Form, including two employment related references

(one of which must be from a current or recent supervisor).

Please submit application to: Human Resource Department

Rainy River District School Board

522 Second St East

Fort Frances, ON P9A1N4

Fax: (807)274-1950

[email protected]

Accommodation in the recruitment process is available upon request for applicants with disabilities.

For further clarification or questions please contact

Stefanie Berard, Human Resources Coordinator, at (phone hidden) ext.4971

Closing Date: Ongoing Application Acceptance 2026-2027

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted

Rainy River District School Board

Fort Frances, Ontario

DATE: May 9, 2013

POSITION: Designated Early Childhood Educator

EMPLOYEE GROUP: CUPE

Qualifications Necessary:

- A Secondary School diploma or equivalent
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Diploma from an accredited CAAT or post-secondary

institution
- Physical ability to perform the essential duties of the job
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Must be able to function as a member of the team
- Computer skills preferred

Position Summary: Reporting to the Principal, the Designated Early Childhood Educator will partner with the Early

Learning Program (ELP)



Teacher to plan and implement a full day early learning program within a classroom setting and provide supervision and age-appropriate programming for groups of students as part of the extended day program as required.

According to Bill 242, the Full Day Early Learning Statue Law Amendment Act (which amends the Education Act), the Designated Early Childhood Educator will coordinate and cooperate with the Early Learning Program Teacher in the design of programs and environments to enhance children’s cognitive, physical, social and emotional development.

Responsible To:

The Designated Early Childhood Educator will report to the Principal/Vice Principal while partnering with and under the guidance of the Early Learning Program Teacher.

Specific Duties:

Implementation of program

- Support children’s development of oral language skills through modeling, attentive

listening, individual play experience, conversations and questioning techniques in small groups and individual settings
- Lead small and large group learning activities and experiences
- Encourage and assist children to practice self-help skills
- Facilitate children with development of social skills and learning through play
- Use reflective listening to respond to children’s needs
- Provide positive guidance that encourages self-discipline in children
- Help plan and implement centers and child centered play experiences
- Help develop and carry out a daily schedule that incorporates child-directed activities, care

routines and transition times




- Share responsibility in following board policies to maintain a safe and healthy learning

environment within the kindergarten classroom.
- Help organize space, equipment and materials prior to learning activities
- Set reasonable behavior expectations consistent with the Code of Conduct

Observation
- Help to identify students who may benefit from early intervention strategies and

identify/provide appropriate resources/strategies
- Gather information for teacher use in assessment of individual children’s development by

observing how children use the materials and interact with each other and adults
- Assist in collecting data using a variety of assessment tools
- Assist classroom teacher in using observations to expand play and plan activities

Professionalism
- Reflect on personal strengths and needs specific to the role of a Designate Early Childhood

Educator
- Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with colleagues in the school
- Keep current with early childhood practices
- Work independently and as a member of a team
- Under direction of the Principal participate in school events i.e. parent teacher interviews,

kindergarten information meeting
- Maintain confidentiality
- Be punctual in accordance with school start times
- Dress in attire consistent with the school dress code

Communication
- Demonstrate effective and ongoing qualified communication with parents/guardians

regarding the development of their children including participation in parent/guardian – teacher interviews whenever possible
- Help create and maintain an atmosphere that is supportive to parents/guardians
- Participate in ongoing daily professional dialogue with the classroom teacher
- Other duties as assigned

Conditions of Employment:

1. Rainy River District School Board Policies and Procedures
2. General Terms and Conditions of Employment for Non-Union Employees

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