Description
JOB TITLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR II
NATIONAL OCCUPATION CODE 42202
POSITION TYPE 1 PERMANENT, FULL-TIME, 37.5 HOURS/WEEK
JOB SUMMARY
Reporting directly to the Director of Kookum's Infant Centre, the Early Childhood Educator II will be responsible for the well being, supervision, and positive guidance of the children within the facility. In accordance with Manitoba Child Care Program Regulations and Standards, this role is responsible to provide all children with a variety of developmentally and age appropriate learning experiences in the following program areas: learning environment, physical, emotional, cognitive, social, communication, and creative. In addition, the Early Childhood Educator will be dedicated to the overall health, safety, and development of each child, while maintaining a positive, nurturing, and energetic attitude towards children, staff, and clientele.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervise appropriate to the children’s age, developmental ability and personality within an unobstructed view, while conducting and documenting frequent checks to ensure compliance with established ratios.
- Interact with children in a positive, constructive, nurturing and productive manner.
- Do not use physical restraint, detention or any punitive action towards the children (Behavior Management Policy).
- Acknowledge respect and respond to the children’s right to have thoughts and emotions expressed appropriately.
- Consistently provide basic needs of all children (food, shelter, clothing, rest, hygiene, first aid).
- Implement an anti-bias curriculum by promoting diversity and acceptance of individual differences.
- Plan and implement daily activities for children, with a balance of active/quiet, indoor/outdoor, free/structured, and individual and group activities that will encourage physical, social, intellectual, emotional and sensory development.
- Assess children’s development with a variety of observation methods, informing the site supervisor of any requirements necessary to meet the needs of all children.
- Communicate and work constructively with all other staff in a group setting.
- Participate in the implementation of children’s individual guidance and behavior management plans.
- Participate in staff meetings for information sharing and preplanning, team-building and general business.