ECE
Posted on Thursday, March 13th, 2025
Algonquin of Pikwakanagan First Nation | Golden Lake, Ontario
Full-Time 40 hrs/wk | Wage: Salary $49,628.00 /year | Closes 2025-03-28
Job Description
POSITION TITLE:
Early Childhood Educator
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Reports to and works under the direction of the Day Care Supervisor with overall authority from the Executive Director of Operations.
SUMMARY:
The Early Childhood Educator is responsible for the overall daily supervision, monitoring, care and nurturing of children enrolled in the Mindiwin Manido Day Care programs; The Early Childhood Educator is responsible for the delivering of a children’s educational and developmental program that encompasses a wholistic and interdisciplinary team approach. The Early Childhood Educator will interact and communicate with parents/guardians for the overall benefit for the child and/or children.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Child Care, Developmental and Educational Services Using ‘How Learning Happens’ Curriculum:
• Actively supervises, guides and assists children in daily activities, outings and field trips.
• Assists children with nutritional and personal care needs including but not limited to toilet, diapering procedures, personal hygiene and medical.
• Interacts with children and builds positive relationships.
• Ensures an inclusive environment for all children.
• Assists with the development, implementation, evaluation and modification of a children’s educational and cultural program.
• Provide activities and opportunities i.e. learning through play that encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving appropriate to the development levels of the children.
• Creates an environment conducive to the learning of Algonquin culture and language development and appropriate to the physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development of the children.
• Observes, guides and facilitates the development and positive behaviour of children.
• Use and promote active listening skills.
• Assist with the development, implementation, evaluation and modification of individual educational and developmental plans (IEDP);
• Maintains daily journals and/or portfolios of each Childs’ progress, including samples of their artwork, writing, etc.
• Interacts with parents, guardians and family to support the child/ren.
• Provide first aid and/or CPR care if required.
• Works in and promotes a team-based environment with other Early Childhood Educators, staff, students and volunteers.
• Reports issues related to professional standards and performance within mandatory timeframe for reporting.
2. Collaborative Practice:
• Utilizes an interdisciplinary team approach to child care, development and education.
• Participates in case management and IEDP with parents/guardians and professionals, when required.
Assists the Daycare Supervisor with orientation to families on programs and activities.
• Collaborates with parents/guardians to identify a child’s strengths, needs and interests.
• Communicates with parents/guardians through the use of daily sheets, notes and/or verbally.
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
1. Basic Requirements:
• Early Childhood Education Diploma
• 1-year experience working in a licensed child care group setting as an Early Childhood Educator.
• Registered and in “good standing” with the College of Childhood Educators of Ontario (CECE).
• Demonstrated knowledge, ability, awareness and application of safeguarding confidential information
• Demonstrated awareness and ability to put into daily practice respectful team-building and communication
• Demonstrated ability to align and enrich the children’s educational experience with the Algonquin People, heritage, culture, traditions and language through cultural awareness and sensitivity.
2. Rated Requirements:
Knowledge:
• Child development and teaching methods.
• Receptive and sensitive to Algonquin language and cultural practices.
• Application and knowledge of the ‘How Learning Happens’ curriculum
• Legislation, and regulations as mandated by the Ministry of Education and the College of Early Childhood Educators, mandates, standards of practice, policies and procedures relevant to Early Childhood Educators.
Abilities:
• Effectively and accurately communicate verbally and in writing.
• Supervise, interact, engage and monitor children; perform required physical tasks.
• Plan, organize and implement daily work plans.
• Observe and recognize individual learning styles and the characteristics of learners.
• Assist in the delivery of a special needs programs.
• Participate willingly in on-going learning opportunities.
• Moderately use computers, software, email and internet.
Personal Suitability:
• Nurturing, caring and friendly.
• Committed to helping children learn.
• Sensitive to Algonquin culture and values.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to work in a team-based environment that fosters group-focused prosperity.
• Tact and diplomacy when communicating with staff, families and other partners of the daycare.
• A high degree of initiative, self-direction and reliability.
• Maintain a work/life balance.
3. Conditions of Employment:
• An acceptable Criminal Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Check; annually.
• Certificate of medical health by a physician and complete record of immunization; annually.
• Current First Aid and CPR “Level C” AED certification; annually
• In professional ‘Good Standing’ with the College of Early Childhood Educators, on an ongoing basis.
• Maintain ‘Registration’ with the College of Early Childhood Educators on an ongoing basis.
**For full Job Description please email hr@pikwakanagan.ca**
JOB TERMS: Permanent
APPLY BY: 2025-03-28
How to Apply
Submit to:
Human Resources Department
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
1657A Mishomis Inamo, Pikwakanagan, Ontario, K0J 1X0
hr@pikwakanagan.ca
Subject Line: Early Childhood Educator
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