Early Learning Assistant - Bayview PS - After School 2:45-6:00pm - REGULAR

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB); Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Eastern Ontario is seeking an Early Learning Assistant to provide childcare and support to students in the Extended Day Program. This role is ideal for dynamic individuals with experience in childcare and a High School diploma. Key requirements include First Aid certification and a Police Record Check. The position offers competitive hourly pay ranging from $19.79 to $24.84 plus vacation pay.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year post-secondary experience providing childcare to school age children in a group setting.
• Valid Standard First Aid certification/CPR Level C from a WSIB approved provider is required.
• Police Record Check for the Vulnerable sector, valid within the last 6 months is required for new employees.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing childcare to students after school.
• Encourage and guide children with appropriate behaviour techniques.
• Support the overall objectives and goals of the program.

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Overview

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best. We are seeking creative, dynamic, committed educational leaders to join the following initiative: Early Learning Assistant – Regular (Extended Day Program).

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Early Childhood Educator, the Early Learning Assistant assists in the provision of childcare to students after school (including professional activity days and school break periods); enhances child-based play; encourages and guides, and models appropriate behaviour techniques. Performs other duties to support the overall objectives and goals of the program. A working knowledge of English is required.

Required Qualifications

• Completion of a High School diploma, and;
• Minimum one (1) year post-secondary experience providing childcare to school age children in a group setting;
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
• Valid Standard First Aid certification/CPR Level C from a WSIB approved provider is required.
• Police Record Check for the Vulnerable sector, valid within the last 6 months is required for new employees to the OCDSB. Valid within the last 5 years for current OCDSB employees
• Immunization Record with MMR and Tdap vaccination is required.
• Declaration of previously having the chicken pox (or chicken pox immunization) is required.

Pay

$19.79 - $24.84 + 4% vacation pay/hour

Application Process

Applications will be considered in accordance with Policy Equitable Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion.

Equity and Accommodations

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process, please send an email to any time.

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