Early Childhood Educator FT/Permanent
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Plans, carries out and evaluates developmentally and culturally appropriate activities and experiences for children using modelling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing techniques.
· Develops daily program schedules that include cultural curriculum, indoor/outdoor, active/quiet and individual and group activities.
· Identifies the abilities, interests, and needs of children and develops individualized and group curriculum based on these.
· Attends to the children’s physical and emotional needs including diapering, toileting, eating, sleeping, comforting and co-regulation.
· With Manager, recommends referrals or additional services for children, and works in consultation with professionals such as behavioural therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists.
· Reports on progress, behaviours and other issues related to children. Meets with and collaborates with community support workers and other staff to create and follow support/care plans.
· Contributes to reports for children moving on to elementary school. Maintains required records and statistics.
· Participates in planning and evaluation of programs offered by the organization. Provides suggestions and recommendations for program adjustments or changes to the Manager.
· Provides work direction to Early Childhood Educator Assistants as required.
· Ensures enrolment information is in order including medical and emergency information, dietary instructions and parental consent forms in compliance with statutory requirements such as licensing.
· Administers first aid and medication in accordance with established policy.
· Ensures a healthy and safe environment in which the children can interact. Identifies and removes potential hazards.
· Communicates with families about children’s growth and development in collaboration with Manager. Requests input from and participation of parents in the development of programs.
· Performs other duties as required. Will assist with duties as discussed with the Childcare Facility Manager and Métis Early Years Program Coordinator.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Plans, carries out and evaluates developmentally and culturally appropriate activities and experiences for children using modelling, observing, questioning, demonstrating and reinforcing techniques.
· Develops daily program schedules that include cultural curriculum, indoor/outdoor, active/quiet and individual and group activities.
· Identifies the abilities, interests, and needs of children and develops individualized and group curriculum based on these.
· Attends to the children’s physical and emotional needs including diapering, toileting, eating, sleeping, comforting and co-regulation.
· With Manager, recommends referrals or additional services for children, and works in consultation with professionals such as behavioural therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists.
· Reports on progress, behaviours and other issues related to children. Meets with and collaborates with community support workers and other staff to create and follow support/care plans.
· Contributes to reports for children moving on to elementary school. Maintains required records and statistics.
· Participates in planning and evaluation of programs offered by the organization. Provides suggestions and recommendations for program adjustments or changes to the Manager.
· Provides work direction to Early Childhood Educator Assistants as required.
· Ensures enrolment information is in order including medical and emergency information, dietary instructions and parental consent forms in compliance with statutory requirements such as licensing.
· Administers first aid and medication in accordance with established policy.
· Ensures a healthy and safe environment in which the children can interact. Identifies and removes potential hazards.
· Communicates with families about children’s growth and development in collaboration with Manager. Requests input from and participation of parents in the development of programs.
· Performs other duties as required. Will assist with duties as discussed with the Childcare Facility Manager and Métis Early Years Program Coordinator.
Website Growing Roots/ tsi'semlomet / Nutr raasin aahkikinwaa Early Learning and Child Care Métis Family Services
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