The Early Childhood Educator is responsible for educating, stimulating, influencing, and caring for the children in their classroom environment. Their principle responsibilities include:- Maintaining a high-quality setting, assessing, observing, and caring for the individual needs of every child.- Educating children in accordance to the designated curriculum model for their age group- Maintaining open and honest lines of communication between parents and team members, and always exemplifying professionalism.Responsibilities:

- The primary responsibility of the Early Childhood Educator (ECE) is to co-ordinate and lead their team in planning and implementing a program that provides for the optimal physical, cognitive, social, and emotional wellbeing of the children in thier care.
- Takes the responsibility to maintain ratios in own rooms with the designated person in charge as well as monitoring ratios and making adjustments.
- Works with a team to establish and maintain a safe, warm and caring environment in which a high quality child care program can operate.
- Plans, implements programs of stimulating activities and developmentally appropriate activities for children, following the Ministry of Education’s How does Learning Happen?
- Takes initiative in completing tasks without direction
- Directs and participates with children in all planned activities.
- Effectively supervises children on all scheduled school walks, field trips, and other outings.




- Completes children’s Progress Reports as scheduled.
- Is sensitive to parent’s needs and maintains a supportive relationship with them on a professional level while following center policies
- Staff are required to attend meetings and training sessions during the day.

Qualifications:

- An ECE diploma from a recognized Ontario college
- Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE)
- Up-to-date First Aid and CPR
- Current Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC)
- Up-to-date Immunization and 2 tiered TB test
- Strengths in organizational skills, communication skills, parent education, and leadership
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Confident and flexible professionalism
- Excellent written and verbal English skills
- Proven leadership abilities
- Knowledge of the Ministry of Education’s pedagogy “How Does Learning Happen?”
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills
- Supervisory experience an asset
- Well-developed problem solving skill
- Positive and sensitive attitude towards children and staff
- Flexible and energetic approach to work
- Physically able to participate with children in the gym and outdoors and set up program equipment
- Basic ability to use technology (including smart phones, computers, tablets)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.50-$20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

- Teaching: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 RECE (Registered Early Childhood Educator) (Bradford)
🏢 Little Galaxy Childcare & Montessori
📍 Bradford