Early childhood supervisor

Kibbi; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

Job summary

Kibbi is seeking an early childhood educator to join our on-site daycare team in Abbotsford, BC. The role focuses on assessing development and creating learning plans while coordinating with staff and families.

You will lead engaging activities, supervise coworkers, and ensure licensing and safety standards are met. A recognized ECE certificate is required, with 1–2 years of related experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Need strong interpersonal skills to interact with children and parents
• Excellent verbal communication for daily updates to parents
• Excellent written communication for reports and notes
• Team player who supports coworkers and volunteers
• Ability to multitask across activities and supervision requirements

Responsibilities

• Assess children’s development to prepare tailored learning plans
• Develop and implement child-care programs that support development
• Maintain daycare equipment and supervise staff or trainees
• Lead activities by storytelling, songs, crafts, and field trips
• Guide children in eating, dressing, and toilet habits
• Observe children for learning or behavioural signs and report to parents or supervisor
• Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems
• Establish collaborative relationships with coworkers and community partners
• Provide a safe and healthy daycare environment
• Order supplies and coordinate program materials
• Synthesize children’s overall development for communication with families

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Team player

multitask

Education

ECE Certificate

Job description

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• College/CEGEP

EXPERIENCE

1 year to less than 2 years

ON SITE

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

WORK SETTING

• Child care centre

TASKS

• Assess the children’s development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs.
• Assist co-workers in housekeeping and cooking duties
• Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Maintain daycare equipment
• Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
• Synthesize the overall situation of the children and communicate the information to the parents
• Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
• Order supplies and equipment
• 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
• Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
• Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
• Knowledge of licensing regulations
• Establish guidelines for behaviour
• Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
• Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants

SUPERVISION

3-4 people

CERTIFICATES, LICENCES, MEMBERSHIPS, AND COURSES

• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Children
• Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
• Infant (3 months - 11 months)

SECURITY AND SAFETY

Criminal record check

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Team player
• Ability to multitask

BENEFITS

HEALTH BENEFITS

• Health care plan