Child Care Consultant

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; San Juan de Terranova; Vor Ort; CAD 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's Dept. of Education and Early Childhood Development seeks an Inclusion Consultant to bolster the capacity of child care programs and learning environments, ensuring equitable participation for all children.

You will collaborate with providers to assess programs, develop and deliver training on accessible and inclusive practices, and coordinate staffing grants while maintaining thorough records.

Qualifikationen

• Completion of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a focus in child development (equivalencies will be considered)
• Experience with behavioral and development assessment
• Experience delivering training (asset)

Aufgaben

• Increase the capacity of child care programs and learning environments to ensure equitable participation for all children.
• Collaborate with child care providers and other professionals to assess programs and environments and identify barriers to inclusion.
• Develop and deliver training on accessible and inclusive practices for child care providers.
• Assist with potential program and equipment modifications; ensure evidence-based practices in equity and inclusion.
• Coordinate staffing grants to support inclusion and maintain workload statistics and records.

Kenntnisse

Training delivery

Ausbildung

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (child development)

Jobbeschreibung

Dept. of Education and Early Childhood Development

The primary focus of this position involves increasing the capacity of child care programs, and learning and care environments, to ensure the equitable participation of all children. The Inclusion Consultant collaborates with child care providers and other professionals to assess programs and environments, to identify and anticipate barriers to equitable participation for all children in early learning and care settings. The incumbent utilizes collaborative approaches to identify, develop and deliver training related to accessible and inclusive practices to child care providers; collaborates with child care service providers to help ensure that the providers’ policies demonstrate commitments to accessibility and inclusion and to welcome all children and families to the service. The Inclusion Consultant will assist with potential program and/or equipment modifications; completes research and literature reviews to ensure evidence based practices with respect to equity, accessibility and inclusion in child care settings; coordinates the activities associated with staffing grants to support inclusion; compiles workload statistics and maintains accurate and comprehensive records. The incumbent will perform other duties as required.

Screening Criteria

1 Completion of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a focus in child development, (equivalencies will be considered)

2. Experience working with behavioral and development assessment

3. Experience delivering training (asset)

Assessment Criteria

• Knowledge of legislation, policies and procedures governing child development
• Knowledge of the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis
• Knowledge of inclusion practices
• Knowledge of Departmental programs and community services (asset)
• Ability to effectively exchange information
• Ability to think critically
• Ability to work independently
• Relationship building and collaboration

Conditions of Employment

Conditions of Offer

• Recent and satisfactory Criminal Record Check from local police
• Recent and satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check
• Valid driver’s license

Conditions of Acceptance

• Willing to accept flexible start/end times for workday
• Travel is required
• Acknowledges requirement for use of private vehicle (with business insurance)

Information for Applicants

This is a NAPE HP bargaining unit position and as per the Collective Agreement, applicants internal to the bargaining unit will be processed prior to other candidates.

For more information about this opportunity please contact, Jennifer Woodford, Regional Manager, Early Learning and Child Development, via email at [e-mail] , or 709-729-3984