Early Childhood Educator

MOSAIC; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Vancouver is seeking a motivated Early Childhood Educator to deliver high-quality childcare and educational programming based on a Play Based Curriculum. Applicants should have an Early Childhood Education Certificate, a BC license to practice, and more than one year of relevant experience. This is an on-call position with competitive hourly compensation. MOSAIC values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Qualifications

• More than one year of experience in evaluating and developing curriculum materials.
• Experience working with immigrant populations or diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Current and satisfactory Criminal Record Check required.

Responsibilities

• Provide childcare and educational programming for children and parents/caregivers.
• Plan and implement developmentally and culturally appropriate activities.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the program.

Skills

MS Office suite

Instructional communication skills

Cultural sensitivity

Organized and able to set priorities

Ability to handle different ages of students

Education

Early Childhood Education Certificate

Completion of high school

BC license to practice

Infant and Toddler Certificate (asset)

Sign Language Certificate (asset)

Food Safe Certificate (asset)

Special Needs Certificate and License (asset)

Job description

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We are looking for a motivated Early Childhood Educator to join our team! Not sure if you're 100% qualified? We encourage you to apply anyway! MOSAIC is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds, spaces, and abilities to apply.

POSITION FUNCTION

The Early Childhood Educator (ECE) provides childcare and educational programming for children and parents/caregivers enrolled in the program and works with the staff team to deliver a high quality, age-appropriate program based on the MOSAIC Play Based Curriculum.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be familiar with MOSAIC’S vision, mission, values, strategic plan, and integrated client service delivery approach, program and/or project proposals and contracts, and your role in achieving the goals and contractual outcomes of the department
• Model the Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC) goals of best practice in an early childhood program and commit to ECEBC Code of Ethics
• Unless law requires disclosure, maintain confidentiality of all information related to the program, the children, their families, and staff Operations
• Plan and implement developmentally and culturally appropriate activities for children’s programs that are child-centered and conform to MOSAIC childcare policy and procedure
• Include experiences in programming that reflect a variety of cultures and value systems, and encourage children to practice self-help techniques
• Establish a daily schedule that incorporates child-directed activities, care routines, transition times, and a balance of active/quiet, individual/group, and inside/outside activities
• Develop a variety of visual and hands‑on materials and teaching techniques that include modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating, and reinforcing
• Organize and regularly evaluate the childcare space and all equipment and materials
• Engage in a variety of parent/caregiver specific activities
• Language appropriate orientation to new families
• Make resource information available to the parents/caregivers, and inform the manager or coordinator of any concerns that may need follow‑up or referral
• Forward child‑specific information from charts and observations to the Manager or Coordinator
• Discuss child or parent/caregiver related problems with the manager or coordinator and make recommendations about possible solutions before approaching the parents/caregivers
• Remain current with CARF standards relevant to the program, project, or service
• Maintain and add to knowledge of early childhood education and advocacy

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge

Programming and childcare issues; BC Childcare Services Policy and Standards manual; Canadian childcare standards, development needs of children, needs and interests of children from diverse communities who face barriers as immigrants/refugees, and specific knowledge related to the function or the focus of the program, project, or service

Education/Certifications

Completion of high school, Early Childhood Education Certificate, and BC license to practice, or equivalent. Some positions also require the Infant and Toddler Certificate, Food Safe Certificate an asset, Sign Language Certificate an asset, Special Needs Certificate and License an asset

Experience

More than one year of experience in evaluating and developing curriculum materials, providing activities, and facilitating play‑based activities for children and their parents/caregivers; work with an immigrant population and/or diverse cultural backgrounds, and/or comparable education or other program, or project specialties.

Current and satisfactory Criminal Record Check required

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• MS Office suite, publishing software, database
• Ability to handle different age of students
• Instructional communication skills
• Cultural sensitivity
• Adaptability
• Organized and able to set priorities and meet deadlines
• Initiative
• Able to work independently and with a team
• Tactful, discrete, diplomatic, patient, flexible

COMPENSATION

$26.63 – $27.19 per hour

HOURS

On‑call coverage and relief hours Monday to Friday

The successful candidate must be able to commute to our location 2710 Commercial Dr. Vancouver, British Columbia V5N 5P4

DEADLINE

February 10, 2026

IMPORTANT NOTES

• MOSAIC is an equal‑opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds, spaces, and abilities to apply.
• Before applying, you must be legally permitted to work in Canada through citizenship or permanent resident status. If you have a work permit, please ensure that it allows you to work for the duration of this position.
• We are committed to creating a safe and healthy working environment for our employees. MOSAIC employees are expected to adhere to several policies and procedures such as Right to a Respectful Workplace and Code of Conduct. As of September 18, 2023 MOSAIC’s HSS‑21 COVID‑19 Vaccination Policy is currently suspended. Therefore, until further notice, employees are no longer required to provide a proof of vaccination. However, should circumstances change and MOSAIC deems it necessary to reinstate such Policy in order to ensure a safe workplace, MOSAIC reserves the right to require employees to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID‑19 in order to be eligible to continue performing their work duties.