Childcare Coordinator , 35 hours per week. Full-Time contract. This is an Onsite position.

Overview: Kiwassa Neighbourhood House grows a welcoming and inclusive community in the vibrant Hastings-Sunrise and Grandview-Woodland neighbourhoods of East Vancouver, Located on the traditional, unceded and occupied territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səlílw̓ətaʔ/Selilwitulh (TsleilWaututh), and xʷməθkwəyə̓ m (Musqueam) Nations.

This position is a contract position to cover a leave. This position has an anticipated end date of August 31, 2028, or until the return of the incumbent, with the possibility of extension. This position has an anticipated start date of mid-late November, with flexibility for the right candidate.

This position is required to have a valid ECE license in British Columbia when hired.

Job Title: Childcare Coordinator, ECE
Job Summary
The Childcare Coordinator supports Kiwassa’s vision to grow a welcoming and inclusive community through providing leadership and guidance for a specific childcare program and is responsible for: overseeing a staff team, volunteers and students in program planning for a group of children, orientation of families, staff scheduling and organizing classroom activities.

Duties and Responsibilities
People Leadership and Supervision

Provide direct supervision, guidance and operational leadership

Develops and trains staff with the skills required for quality childcare

Ensures prescribed number of staff are present each day

Provides appropriate observation and review of employees, recognizes and celebrates successes

Informs Childcare Director of problems/challenges with employees, and situations that require disciplinary action

Supports and encourages initiative in the areas of program development, colleague support and interaction with families.





Provides supervision for practicum students and volunteers

Standards

Ensures that all safety and supervision standards are implemented and maintained as per licensing and Kiwassa requirements

Reads, understands and follows all provincial requirements and standards and ensures team is proficient in meeting and maintaining them

Ensures all policies and procedures pertaining to classroom and facility are met and maintained

Ensure staff credentials are up to date

Ensure all documents for children’s and staff files are complete and up to date.

Quality Programming

Plans and implements, activities and experiences for individual and group needs of all children within a consistent child- centered program environment

Guides and cares for a group of children in accordance with KNH standards

Stays up to date with new approaches and activities, looks for creative and appropriate activities to engage children, families and staff.

Family Communication and Support

Establishes and maintains positive daily communication and relationships with parents, children, school and KNH staff members

Engage in conversations with families re: needs they/their child may have, including initiating conversation about getting extra support for children, assisting with referrals to outside organizations when necessary

Participate in meetings with outside agencies that relate to children in their care





Main liaison between community agencies and program staff

Connect through formal (newsletter, email, etc.) means as well as informally

Administration

Provide input to Childcare Director re: needs of the program, when Director prepares the annual budget

Purchases snack and program supplies, pays bills, records and submits receipts; maintains and orders supplies within a prescribed budget.

Assists the Childcare Director or designate in maintaining proper financial record keeping and accounting for program funds.

Ensures all bills are paid on time

Participate in interviewing staff

Prepares and reviews staff timesheets

Provides updates and reporting as required

Other duties as required.

Qualifications

Early Childhood Educator certification

A minimum of two (2) years recent, related experience

Experience working in the social services field, specifically with not for profits

Must have supervisory experience in a childcare setting

Experience working with children in a licensed childcare/recreational setting

Experience working with children with special needs

First Aid certificate required-Emergency Child Care First Aid or higher

What we offer:

Extended Health and Dental Plan

Life-insurance, paid sick days and, if needed, long-term disability

Salary: $35.82 + applicable wage enhancement (at the time of this posting, this position is eligible for $6 Wage Enhancement.)

We strongly encourage applications from and prioritize from diverse backgrounds and experiences, including folks with disabilities, Indigenous people, racialized people and 2SLGBTQIA+ folks. We encourage, though don’t require, folks of these identities to indicate this on their cover letter.

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📌 Childcare Coordinator (British Columbia)
🏢 Kiwassa
📍 British Columbia