early childhood educator (ECE) assistant

StrongSteps Children's Learning Centre; City of Langley; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare center in Langley is seeking an Early Childhood Educator Assistant to support children's development and engage them in creative activities. The successful candidate will assist early childhood educators with various tasks, maintain daycare equipment, and ensure a safe and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers. Ideal candidates must have a high school diploma and strong communication skills, with the ability to work well as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Must have a secondary school diploma.
• 7 months to less than 1 year experience preferred.
• Passionate about early childhood education and development.

Responsibilities

• Assist in housekeeping and cooking duties.
• Engage children in storytelling and creative activities.
• Monitor children's development and report to educators.

Skills

Punctuality

Dependability

Attention to detail

Excellent oral communication

Excellent written communication

Flexibility

Interpersonal awareness

Team player

Creativity

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  
  

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assist co-workers in housekeeping and cooking duties
• Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
• Maintain daycare equipment
• Storytelling
• Assist early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
• Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
• Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
• Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
• Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
• Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods
• Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
• Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors
• Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
• Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
  
  

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
  
  

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Creativity
• Honesty
• Ability to multitask
  
  

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
  
  

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  
  

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  
  

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
  
  

Support for Indigenous people

• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  
  

Support for mature workers

• Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
  
  

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)