Early Childhood Educator
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time, Day
Salary: $13.00 to $15.43 Hourly for 42.5 hours per week, Other Benefits, Medical Benefits, Dental Benefits, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance Benefits, Group Insurance Benefits, Pension Plan Benefits, Vision Care Benefits
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia (1 vacancy)
Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training, Completion of university
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Early Childhood Education Diploma or Degree, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate, First Aid Certificate
Experience: Experience an asset
Type of Work: Provide assistance to special needs children
Work Setting: Child care centre
Children's Ages: 3-11 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Early Childhood Education Skills: Plan and develop child care and nursery school programs, Provide supervision and guidance of daily activities, field trips and special activities, Provide opportunity for creative expression through the mediums of art, dramatic play and music, Assess the developmental level of children, Prepare progress reports and discuss with parents and other staff members, Knowledge of licensing regulations
Early Childhood Educator Assistant Skills: Conduct and monitor activity programs designed for young children, Prepare craft materials and assist children to use them, Guide children in development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits, Prepare and serve snacks, Arrange transition periods such as lunch and rest for children, Observe children and report on observations to supervisor, Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
Additional Skills: Assist in housekeeping duties, Leadership skills, Interpersonal skills, Light cleaning duties
Security and Safety: Criminal record check, Child abuse registry check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilites: Attention to detail, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling
Transportation/Travel Information: Public transportation is available
Work Location Information: Urban area
Essential Skills: Reading text, Numeracy, Writing, Communication, Problem solving
Languages: English
Employer: YWCA Halifax
Advertised until: 2014/06/25

By E-mail: jobs@ywcahalifax.com