Early Learning Educator

Under the supervision of the School Principal, the RECE Teacher is responsible for providing a positive learning environment that enhances and supports each child's cultural, physical, social, emotional, creative and cognitive development. The RECE Teacher creates a nurturing, developmentally appropriate and safe classroom that helps children develop essential school readiness skills. The incumbent must abide by the College of Early Childhood Educators.

Responsibilities

TASKS

Classroom Management

• Develops daily and long range plans for children with clear objectives;
• Maintains daily schedules and routines;
• Develops an active learning classroom;
• Develops and implements a weekly classroom plan that incorporates a blend of child-directed activities, routines and transition times that encourage positive experiences and age appropriate development;
• Provides a balance of active/quiet, indoor/outdoor and individual/group activities;
• Organizes space, learning centers, equipment and teaching tools prior to activities;
• Uses a variety of teaching techniques including, modeling, observing, questioning demonstrating and reinforcing;
• Encourages and assists children to practice self-help skills and language;
• Identifies themes, resources and materials for special activities coordinated by season and AMBE required curriculum;
• Coordinates field trips;
• Ensures guidance of children's behaviour that encourages positive self-concept utilizing the Getting Along Together curriculum and Philosophy;
• Has reasonable behaviour expectations;
• Addresses challenging behaviours without labelling any child;
• Develops and carries out lesson plans that facilitate student success using approved AMBE curriculum.
  
  

Maintains communication with Parents, staff and Supervisor.

• Promotes positive relationship with parents;
• Discusses child's progress and program's daily events with parents and documents in daily agenda;
• Ensures that parents receive all information and notices as it pertains to the child;
• Encourages parent participation in the program (e.g. chaperone, volunteer, visit etc.);
• Offers suggestions and tips for parents to aid in achieving milestones;
• Communicates with School Principal on any and all concerns;
• Promotes language and literacy in partnership with parents and families;
• Maintains student portfolios according to AMBE requirements;
• Completes Progress and Report Cards in parent-friendly language focusing on student growth and next steps.
  
  

Facilitates daily supervision of the children in and outside the classroom.

• Adheres to the standards set forth by the College of Early Childhood Educators;
• Is highly responsive to the needs of the children;
• Provides supervision of children at all times;
• Completes attendance register and required daily logs;
• Ensures Early Years Guidelines and regulations are followed.
  
  

Promotes Health and Safety within the classroom.

• Observes each child daily to detect symptoms of illness;
• Addresses and reports all accidents, injuries and illnesses and documents all such incidents;
• Releases children only to authorized persons;
• Recognizes signs of abuse and reports incidents of child abuse immediately as required and shares information with the School Principal;
• Monitors environment for hazards;
• Sanitizes equipment and surfaces daily;
• Establishes daily eating routines for children;
• Participates in fire drills and evacuation exercises in a calm manner;
• Performs other job related duties as required by the immediate supervisor.
  
  

Working relationship

Interpersonal relationship

• Works with the School Principal to ensure safety of children at all times;
• Works well in a co-teaching situation;
• Works collaboratively with other teachers and staff;
• Works and communicates with parents;
• Interacts respectively with students;
  
  

Leadership

• Displays leadership within the classroom and models leadership qualities for children;
• Communicates tactfully with parents, peers, students etc.;
• Encouraged to take a leadership role within the school community;
• Provides supervision of children at all times;
• Provides supervision of Educational Aides and volunteers;
• Complete compliance requirements as required by the current applicable legislation.
  
  

Teamwork

• Team teaches within the classroom and works well and offers support to staff within the classroom;
• Builds trust/rapport with students;
• Participates in annual performance review process, attends staff meetings and is an active team player;
• Takes part in activities and events.
  
  

External Communications

• College of Early Childhood Educators.
  
  

Training

• Attends various forms of training related to education.
  
  

Environmental Factors

Timelines

• Adheres to daily schedule of the school/classroom.
  
  

Stress

• Must patiently nurture undiagnosed and diagnosed high needs children, including those suffering from separation anxiety;
• Understands the responsibility of being a mandated reporter;
• Subject to conflict with parents / staff etc.;
• Mild to high stress based on student behaviours;
• Subject to family dynamics and often placed between separation cases.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.;
• Some evening events such as Parent/Teacher Conferences, Open Houses;
• Within a school environment;
• Subject to physical demands: sitting on floor, bend, kneel, crawl, crouching, running, good balance;
• May have to lift heavy object when necessary;
• Must be able to lift children up to 50 lbs.;
• Exposure to biohazards: vomit, urine, nose secretions, etc.;
• Subject to physical hazards, biting, scratching, spitting;
• Required to spend large periods of time outdoors with the children every day;
• Subject to use of cleaning solutions to sanitize tables, chairs and toys;
• Subject to varying degrees of temperatures as per person;
• Possess a valid driver's licence; and Ability to cross the Canada-US border freely.
  
  

Cultural Competency

• Ability to speak the Mohawk Language is an asset;
• Knowledge of the Mohawk Culture;
• Knowledge of the Akwesasne Community.
  
  

ACCOUNTABILITY

• To protect and maintain confidentiality;
• To communicate tactfully;
• To ensure that the children are treated with fairness and empathy;
• To keep pace with any new developments in the field of Early Childhood development;
• To maintain a safe and secure environment;
• To abide by applicable legislation, laws, etc;
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience required

• Early Childhood Education (ECE) diploma;
• 3 years' experience working with young children in a relevant environment;
• Must be registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario;
• Must have current First Aid certification.
  
  

Key Competencies

The RECE Teacher will demonstrate the AMBE key values of: integrity, equity and accountability with a focus on:

• Teamwork: Working collaboratively and productively with others to achieve results;
• Service Oriented: Meeting or exceeding student and school needs;
• Communication: Clearly conveying and receiving messages;
• Results Orientation: Knowing what results are important, focusing resources to achieve them;
• Planning: Setting clear outcomes and indicators of success;
• Cultural Awareness: Understanding of, and sensitivity to, the distinct Akwesasne Mohawk community, culture and language.