Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership
- Report directly to the Child Care Manager.
- Provide leadership and oversight for the daily operation of OAK (Owlet's Adventurous Kids).
- Ensure compliance with the Child Care Licensing Regulation, LMNHS policies, WorkSafeBC requirements, and all applicable legislation.
- Mentor, coach, and support educators in providing exceptional infant and toddler care.
- Promote a collaborative, respectful, and reflective team culture.
- Ensure the philosophy and practices of OAK reflect the BC Early Learning Framework, RIE® principles, and the mission, vision, and values of LMNHS.
- Maintain child-to-educator ratios and ensure active supervision at all times.
- Foster an inclusive environment that values diversity, equity, belonging, and respectful relationships. Pedagogical Leadership
- Lead the implementation of a relationship-based curriculum that reflects children's individual development, interests, and emerging abilities.
- Ensure educators practice respectful caregiving during routines such as feeding, diapering, dressing, sleeping, and transitions.
- Support educators in understanding that caregiving routines are valuable opportunities for communication, relationship-building, and learning.
- Promote uninterrupted, self-directed play that encourages infants and toddlers to explore, discover, and develop confidence.
- Guide educators in observing, documenting, and reflecting on children's learning to inform future experiences.
- Ensure the indoor and outdoor environments provide calm, beautiful, inviting, and developmentally appropriate spaces that encourage exploration and independence.
- Support reflective practice and ongoing professional dialogue among educators. Primary Caregiving Leadership
- Assigning each child to a primary educator.




- Supporting educators in developing secure, trusting, and responsive relationships with their primary children.
- Ensuring continuity of care whenever possible.
- Promoting consistent caregiving routines between home and the program.
- Supporting respectful transitions for children and families.
- Working collaboratively with families to develop individualized care plans that reflect each child's unique routines, strengths, culture, and developmental needs.
- Supporting educators in recognizing and responding to each child's verbal and non-verbal communication with sensitivity and respect. Staff Leadership & Professional Development
- Supervise, mentor, coach, and evaluate educators through ongoing observation and constructive feedback.
- Foster reflective practice through regular team meetings and pedagogical discussions.
- Conduct staff meetings and submit meeting minutes to the Child Care Manager.
- Assist with recruitment, interviewing, orientation, onboarding, and mentoring of recent educators.
- Develop and maintain a qualified substitute educator list.
- Encourage continuous professional learning related to infant and toddler development, attachment theory, RIE®, BC ELF, inclusion, and responsive caregiving.
- Maintain current Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR and Food Safe certification. Family Partnerships
- Foster respectful, reciprocal, and trusting relationships with families.




- Support educators in developing open communication with families regarding children's daily experiences, routines, development, and learning.
- Ensure families are welcomed as valued partners in their child's care.
- Coordinate family events, newsletters, and opportunities for participation within OAK.
- Collaborate with Supported Child Development, Infant Development Programs, Licensing Officers, health professionals, consultants, and community agencies as appropriate. Administration & Financial Responsibilities
- Assist with the development and monitoring of the OAK program budget.
- Purchase food, equipment, furnishings, educational materials, and program supplies within the approved budget.
- Collect and submit required reports and documentation.
- Assist the Child Care Manager with grant applications, funding reports, and program evaluations.
- Support the development and review of policies, procedures, staff manuals, parent handbooks, and operational documents.
- Maintain confidential records in accordance with privacy legislation. Health, Safety & Licensing
- Ensure compliance with all Child Care Licensing Regulations and public health requirements.
- Maintain a safe, healthy, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environment.
- Ensure individualized sleeping, feeding, diapering, and care routines are followed.
- Conduct regular health and safety inspections.
- Ensure emergency preparedness procedures are maintained and practiced.
- Report incidents, maintenance concerns, and operational issues promptly.
- Maintain accurate attendance, medication, incident, nutrition, and licensing records. Professional Expectations
- Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, confidentiality, and

📌 Infant Toddler Coordinator (Vancouver)
🏢 Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
📍 Vancouver