Registered Early Childhood Educator

Location: Not Specified

Qualifications

• Two year early childhood education diploma or equivalent approved by the provincial licensing process.
• Active registration with the Ontario College of ECE.

Job Summary

Provide a care and education program for young children and their families in a group setting under the direction of the centre’s Supervisor.

Job Duties

1. Plan, implement and review children’s experiences in accordance with the centre’s philosophy and program goals.

• Provide a daily balance of active/quiet, indoor/outdoor, and individual/group activities.
• Establish and carry out daily schedule that incorporates child-directed activity, care routines and transition times.
• Organize space, equipment and materials prior to activities.
• Assist children in expressing themselves by listening and responding with questions or comments that extend conversations.
• Use a variety of teaching techniques including modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating, reinforcing and bridging.
• Set up daily routines to take advantage of embedded learning opportunities.
• Plan and carry out activities that promote problem-solving play (pretend play, creative and constructive play, and games with rules play).
• Organize physical and social environment to extend and expand child-directed play experiences.
• Recognize and build on emergent and early literacy and numeracy activities. Encourage children’s representation of their experiences.
• Represent and document children’s activities – photos, display of children’s drawings and printing, portfolios, videos.
• Provide experiences and play materials that actively promote anti-racist and non-sexist interactions and attitudes.
• Participate in short and long term planning and the annual program review.

2. Individualize the curriculum.

• Seek out opportunities to recognize and celebrate new developmental achievements.
• Encourage and assist each child in carrying out daily routines.
• Provide daily opportunities for each child to choose to be alone.
• Engage each child individually each day.
• Observe how children use the materials and interact with each other and adults.
• Use observations to expand play, and plan activities that recognize individual differences.
• Work with resource staff and other specialists to plan, carry out and review individual program plans.
• Initiate referrals or additional services for children and parents/guardians if there are concerns about the course of development.

3. Guide children’s behaviour to promote autonomy and positive self-concept.

• Set reasonable behaviour expectations consistent with the centre’s philosophy and polices.
• Provide positive guidelines such as re-directing, positive language and reinforcement.
• Immediately address problem behaviour without labeling the child.
• Follow behaviour guidance policies established by the centre.

4. Ensure the child’s environment is healthy and safe.

• Follow the centre’s procedures for maintaining health records, hygienic routines, universal precautions, and administering medication and first aid.
• Report all accidents, injuries and illnesses to the supervisor or designate and record such incidents in the daily log, playground log, and as a serious occurrence, if necessary.
• Monitor the indoor and outdoor environments for hazards.
• Update daily on children’s allergies and other special conditions.
• Establish enjoyable daily eating routines.
• Attend to children’s physical needs for diapering, toileting, eating and sleeping, with respect and as promptly as possible.
• Report all incidents of suspected child maltreatment.
• Release children only to persons authorized by the parent/guardians.

5. Encourage and support active family involvement.

• Seek out opportunities to recognize and respect family’s child rearing practices and expert knowledge about their children.
• Complete daily information sheets appropriate for the age group.
• Discuss the program’s daily events with family member at drop-off and pick-up times.
• Guide families to activities that will allow them to participate in their children’s early learning and development.
• Accommodate the family instructions for daily care routines whenever possible.
• Encourage family members to spend time and to participate in the program throughout the day.

6. Contribute to the on-going operation of the centre.

• Follow licensing and other regulatory requirements.
• Carry out the responsibilities of the Supervisor as the designate when requested.
• Attend regular staff meetings.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the centre’s children, families and staff.
• Participate in the annual performance review process.
• Plan and carry out annual plan for staff development.
• Keep up-to-date with early childhood education and advocacy developments.
• Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.

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