Hours & Compensation

Temporary Full Time for approximately 12 months | 37.50 hours per week | Rotating Shifts Location: St. Paul Childcare Centre, 45 Birchcliff Ave., Kitchener

Pay Rate: $30.36 per hour (based on current funding) + 2% in lieu of advantages

This posting is for an existing, currently open role.

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In this Role, you will contribute to the Community by ...

striving to support children with their overall physical, mental, and social development. You will guide and supervise learning opportunities based on children’s interests and foster cooperative social behaviours through games and group projects to support developmentally appropriate relationships with other children and adults. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills while fostering positive relationships with children, families, and team educators.

Please apply if you have ...

- Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in the area of Early Childhood Education and development.
- Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Ministry Registration # (asset)
- Previous experience working with children
- Knowledge of and familiarity with the Child Care and Early Years Act and use of environmental assessment tools.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with staff, parents, children, and the public.

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Mandatory Qualifications

- Registered Early Childhood Educator Diploma (and College registration #)
- Current Vulnerable Sector Check document
- Standard First Aid and CPR Level-C certification

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About YWCA Canada and YWCA K-W

When you choose to work with the YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo you aren’t just joining an organization, you are joining a movement! YWCA Canada is a secular,



registered charity and the country’s oldest and largest women’s rights organization, driving change for over 150 years.

The National

Office strengthens the work of 29 independent local member associations across Canada by providing tools, training, national convening, and capacity-building. Through research, governance support, professional development, and advocacy coordination, YWCAs deliver impact in their communities while growing the collective power of the national movement focused on ending gender-based violence; advocating for affordable housing that meets the needs of women and gender-diverse people; challenging systemic barrier to economic equity; championing childcare and women’s well-being; empowering diverse young leaders; as well as informing and shaping the feminist future.

The YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo is committed to developing an organization that is reflective of and responsive to the diversity of Kitchener-Waterloo, in which all people are respected and valued. A full Diversity & Inclusion Statement can be viewed at https://ywkw.ca/diversity-inclusion-statement.

Accommodation requests can be emailed to [email protected]

YWKW does not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants; all resumes submitted are reviewed manually by hiring managers

previously posted:

March 2026

Company

YW Kitchener-Waterloo

Location

CS - St. Paul Childcare Centre

Opening Date

Sep 01, 2026 08:00 AM

Closing Date

Sep 08, 2026 05:00 PM

Requirements

Type

Description

Status

FA

Standard First Aid & CPR Level-C

Required Before Job Starts

VSC official Vulnerable Sector Check

Required within 10 days after job starts

CAPAM-140

College of Early Childhood Educators

Required Before Job Starts

📌 RECE Temporary Full (Saint Paul)
🏢 YW Kitchener-Waterloo
📍 Saint Paul