Early Childhood Educator - COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS CHILDCARE

Title: Early Childhood Educator Job Summary

- The Early Childhood Educator will provide a quality caring and supportive child care program to members of Count Your Blessings Childcare that addresses their unique child care needs, meets all regulatory standards and policy.

Qualifications / Assets

- Diploma in Early Childhood Education
- Orientation Childcare Classification of 1 2 or 3
- Documentation in accordance with Early Childhood Department of Education

- An Understanding of the issues that affect children and their families
- Excellent interpersonal skills with parents, community members
- Mature and responsible attitude towards work

- Willingness to work flexible hours Duties & Responsibilities
- Plan, carry out, and assess developmentally appropriate activities and experiences in harmony with the centre’s philosophy
- Provide a daily balance of active/quiet, indoor/outdoor, and individual/group activities

- Establish and carry out a daily activity schedule that incorporates child directed activity, care routines and transition times
- Organize space, equipment and materials before activities
- Assist children in expressing themselves by listening and responding with questions or comments that extend conversations

- Use a variety of teaching techniques including modelling, observing, questioning, demonstrating, and reinforcing
- Encourage and assist children to practice self help daily
- Plan and carry out experiences that foster an understanding of a variety of cultures and value systems

- Provide opportunity each day for each child to be alone
- Provide opportunity for child directed play experience
- Plan and carry out activities that encourage problem solving
- Provide experiences and play materials that actively promote diversity and acceptance in interactions and attitudes

- Participate in short and long term planning and evaluation and staff program reviews
- Learn and use the activities and skills provided to assist children in developing the necessary coping skills for addressing unique life issues
- Individualize the curriculum, provide daily invitation of children interest

- Observe how children use materials and interact with each other and adults
- Use observations to expand play and plan activities that recognize individual difference
- Initiate referrals or additional services for parents and children

1. Ensure guidance of children’s behaviour that encourages positive self-concept

A. Set reasonable behaviour expectations consistent with center’s philosophy and policies

B. Provide positive guidelines such as redirecting, positive language, and positive reinforcement

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Immediately address problem behaviour without labelling the child

D. Follow behaviour guidance and policies established by the centre and consistent with accepted practice in the Behaviour Guidance Policy

E. Maintain a knowledge and understanding of the services offered by Count Your Blessings Childcare

1. Ensure the child’s environment is healthy and protected

A. Follow the centre’s procedures for administering medications and maintaining health records B. Report all accidents, injuries and illnesses to the Director or delegate and record such incidents in the daily log book and as a serious occurrence if necessary

C. Monitor the environment for hazards

D. Update self daily on children’s allergies and other special conditions

E. Establish daily eating routines that are fun for children

F. Attend to children’s physical needs for toileting, diapering, eating and sleeping as promptly as possible

G Report all incidents of child abuse and follow centre procedure and government regulations

H. Release children only to authorized persons

I) Fill water bottles with fresh water daily, apply sunscreen when UV index is (6-7) or very high (8-10)

J) Ensure children must be dressed appropriately for the weather.

K) Children must wash hands before eating, after mouthing

L)Follow the diaper changing procedure.

1. Ensure positive communication with parents

A. Plan for parent conferences when requested B. Discuss the programs daily events and the child’s daily progress with parents

C. Accommodate the parent’s instructions for daily routines when possible within group routines. Encourage parents to participate whenever possible

1. Contribute to the ongoing operations of the centre

A. Follow licensing requirements B. Carry out the responsibilities assigned to you

C. Attend regular staff meetings ii) Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the centre’s children, their parents, and staff

D. Participate in the annual performance review process

E. Contribute to annual plan for the centre

F. Plan and carry out annual personal development

G. Keep up to date with early childhood advocacy developments

H. Maintain regular attendance and punctuality

I. Promote the centre within the community

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Actively participate in Count Your Blessings Childcare staff activities whenever possible Maintain a positive working relationship with other Count Your Blessings Childcare staff and others who work within the building

Desired Competencies & Behaviours

A. Believes in and practices the mission, goals of the program

B. Ability to build trust and positive relationships with families in the program

C. Act as a role model of appropriate behaviour, work cooperatively as a member of the childcare team, facilitating a team environment through personal behaviour, work contributions and the sharing of expertise and knowledge

D. Participates in the developing of new ideas and methods for program enhancement and has the ability to adjust and adapt to changes

E. Maintains a constant awareness of the “client” and exhibits recognition and appreciation of their needs with the ability to achieve results with positive outcomes for families accessing the program Ability to be energetic, resilient and maintains a sense of humour when personal resources are challenged

F. Achieves results with positive outcomes for children in the program

I. Effective interpersonal skills under all types of conditions, exhibiting a supportive, positive approach A high degree of personal initiative with good planning and organizational skills

J. Maintain timely and accurate files, daily lesson plans, daily log book, lesson plans, cleaning checklist must be completed daily before leaving.

K. Continuing personal and professional development in related areas

L. Actively incorporates volunteers into the program area

- Ability to lift (up to 25 kg) The childcare facility is licensed for 40 children Indoor and outdoor activities Standing, bending, crouching, some lifting Wages Wage dependent on qualifications / experience Hours of Work Casual on call

Learning environment Must be keep clean organized Highlight all areas of learning Materials in the learning room will be rotated monthly Activities must be in reach of children when children are present Daily Cleaning must be completed and initialed

Playground environment

Areas of learning must be free of debris.

B. Make yourself free and accessible

C. Move around to area to area

D. Empty garbage can when its full

F. Upon the end of the day playground must be neat and dity

G. Loose parts must be placed into proper areas

H. Invitation of expression set up for children

I. Documentation of activities

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $21.00 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate

- Coldbrook, NS B4R 1B7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Early Childhood Educator (Coldbrook)
🏢 Count Your Blessings Childcare
📍 Coldbrook