# Job Description **Work Environment** Outdoor Non-smoking Air-conditioned Workplace Early childhood centre Urban setting Kindergarten childcare service Preschool Before and after school care Daycare and pre-kindergarten Elementary school **Responsibilities** **Tasks** Assess child development to prepare a learning plan adapted to their needs Assist colleagues with household and culinary tasks Bathe, change diapers and feed infants and toddlers Prepare and implement early childhood education programs that promote children's physical, cognitive, emotional and social development Maintain childcare equipment Storytelling Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers Synthesize the child's overall situation and communicate information to parents Help early childhood educators implement programs that promote children's physical, cognitive, emotional and social development Lead children's activities by telling them stories, teaching them songs and taking them to places of interest in the area Order supplies and equipment Help early childhood educators and supervisors maintain records Encourage children to express their creativity through art, dramatic play, music and physical activity Engage children in activities by telling them stories, teaching them songs and preparing crafts Guide and help children develop good habits for meals, personal hygiene and dressing Prepare and serve snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and naps Observe children to detect learning difficulties or behavioural problems, and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor Provide early childhood educators and supervisors with written observations of children Attend staff meetings to discuss children's progress and problems Knowledge of licensing regulations Establish behavioural rules Attend staff meetings to discuss children's progress and difficulties Build relationships with colleagues and other community service providers for children and collaborate with them Plan and maintain an environment that protects children's health, safety and well-being Plan and organize activities for school-age children participating in before and after school care programs Monitor and coordinate activities of other early childhood educators and assistants Supervisory functions and activities 3 to 4 people **Qualifications** **Credentials** (certificates, licenses, affiliations, courses, etc.) Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Certificate Child Development Assistant (Level 1) Early Childhood Education Supervisor (Level 3) Child Development Intervener (Level 2) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency first aid for children Anaphylaxis and food allergy training Healthy child development principles training (HIGH FIVE) Member of the Order of Early Childhood Educators (OEPE) Planning to Protect Training Early Childhood Education Assistant Certificate First Aid Certificate Montessori Early Childhood Teaching Certificate CPR Certificate **Experience and Specialization** Experience working with children with special needs Children with intellectual disabilities Physically disabled children Children with intellectual disabilities Children with behaviour disorders Children with Down syndrome Asthmatic children Children with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD) Children with genetic disorders Specialization area Preschool education **Additional Information** **Safety and Security** Basic security clearance Criminal record check Child abuse registry verification Check with provincial/territorial child protection services Immunization record Tuberculosis test Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) **Transportation and Travel Information** Possesses transportation Possesses a vehicle Valid driver's license **Working Conditions and Physical Abilities** Repetitive tasks Physically demanding Attention to detail Sitting, standing and walking Bending, squatting, kneeling Manual dexterity **Benefits** **Health Benefits** Dental care plan Health care plan Vision care benefits **Other Benefits** Free parking available