Early Learning Assistant - Berrigan ES - After School 2:45-6:00pm - REGULAR

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board invites applications for the Early Learning Assistant - Regular, to work under the guidance of the Early Childhood Educator in an Extended Day Program.

Responsibilities include assisting with after-school childcare, promoting child-based play, guiding behaviour, and supporting program goals; a working knowledge of English is required.

Qualifications

• Completion of a High School diploma is required.
• Minimum one year post-secondary experience providing childcare to school-age children in a group setting.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Valid Standard First Aid/CPR Level C certification is required.
• Police Record Check for Vulnerable sector within last 6 months for new employees, within last 5 years for current employees.
• Immunization records with MMR and Tdap are required.
• Declaration of chicken pox or vaccination is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in provision of after-school childcare (Extended Day Program).
• Enhance child-based play, encourage and guide students, model appropriate behaviour.
• Support overall program objectives and duties as assigned.
• English language proficiency is required.

Skills

Childcare experience

English proficiency

Education

High School diploma

First Aid/CPR Level C

Police Record Check (Vulnerable sector)

Immunization Record (MMR, Tdap)

Chicken pox declaration

Job description

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

Overview

Summary :Working under the direction of the Early Childhood Educator, the Early Learning Assistant (Extended Day Program) assists in the provision of childcare to students after school (including professional activity day and school break periods); enhancing child-based play; encouraging and guiding, and modeling appropriatebehaviourtechniques. Performs other duties to support the overall objectives and goals of theprogram. Aworking knowledge of English is required.

Required Qualifications

• Completionofa 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/CPRLevel 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 Expectations

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

Please note that at least 1 full year of ELA term or regular experience with the OCDSB is required for starting wage above $19.79 + 4% vacation pay/hour.

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.

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