Educator Supply

CELC01 Compass Early Learning and Care; Lindsay; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Compass Early Learning and Care supports a not-for-profit approach with 42 licensed programs across East-Central Ontario. The Supply Educator role focuses on engaging with children, families, and community partners, using Smart Find Express for shifts.

You will contribute to emergent learning, build connections, and ensure safety and inclusivity across centres and homes. We value flexibility, dedication to early learning, and collaboration with a diverse team to deliver high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Is familiar with the Child Care Early Years Act, and licensing standards in a childcare program.
• Has experience working/volunteering with children and youth.
• Has required training and documents by the Ministry of Education, Compass ELC, and the Child Care Early Years Act: Clear Police Vulnerable Sector Check, Standard First Aid and CPR Level C, immunization records.
• Registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators, or has a post-secondary degree in a similar field.

Responsibilities

• Has the flexibility to work within a fluctuating schedule.
• Plan, lead, and guide interest-based experiences throughout the day surrounding children's interests.
• Observing and documenting children's learning.
• Building relationships with families and including them in the learning process.
• Working as part of a team with Co-workers, Families, Community Partners, and Children.
• Ensuring the safety of staff and children by learning and acknowledging all children's diverse needs, backgrounds and creating equitable opportunities for all children to engage.
• Demonstrating respect for spaces by ensuring the safety and cleanliness of all equipment, furniture, and materials.
• Engaging in play with children.
• Actively being engaged in the supervision of children.

Skills

Engaging with children

Team collaboration

Observation and documentation

Education

Post-secondary degree in child-related field

Job description

About Us:

Compass Early Learning and Care (CELC) has been in operation since 1981 and is one of the largest not-for-profit child care organizations serving East-Central Ontario. With over 700 Staff and 80 Home childcare providers, we offer 46 high-quality licensed childcare centres and over 80 licensed homes serving over 4,000 families

For over forty years, Compass ELC has been dedicated to early learning and child care. We believe in creating nurturing environments that celebrate children's curiosity and whole selves

Our organization fosters a culture of growth, collaboration, and inclusivity, where every team member has the opportunity to thrive. We are committed to supporting children and families in our community

Role Overview

At Compass ELC, you will work as a Supply Educator alongside some of the most passionate, caring, and dedicated educators in the industry. You will spend your time engaging, connecting, and learning alongside children, families, community partners, and co-workers. You are passionate about early learning and care, emergent curriculum, and life-long learning. You are energetic, resourceful, and creative in your efforts to create learning opportunities, build connections, and engage with children and families. As a supply educator, you will use our registry system, Smart Find Express, to pick up shifts at any of our 42 Licensed Child Care Programs. Supply Educators are required to work a minimum of 2 shifts per month to stay active. Hours will be based on the needs and funding of the program. Our program hours are between 6:30 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday

Accountabilities

• Has the flexibility to work within a fluctuating schedule.
• Plan, lead, and guide interest-based experiences throughout the day surrounding children's interests.
• Observing and documenting children's learning.
• Building relationships with families and including them in the learning process.
• Working as part of a team with Co-workers, Families, Community Partners, and Children.
• Ensuring the safety of staff and children by learning and acknowledging all children's diverse needs, backgrounds and creating equitable opportunities for all children to engage.
• Demonstrating respect for spaces by ensuring the safety and cleanliness of all equipment, furniture, and materials.
• Engaging in play with children.
• Actively being engaged in the supervision of children.

Skills and Qualifications

• Is familiar with the Child Care Early Years Act, and licensing standards in a childcare program.
• Has experience working/volunteering with children and youth.
• Possesses the training and documents required by the Ministry of Education, Compass Early Learning and Care, and the Child Care Early Years Act to work in a childcare setting: Clear Police Vulnerable Sector Check Standard First Aid and CPR Level C Updated immunization records (Or a signed and notarized refusal of affidavit or medical exemption).
• Registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators, or has a post-secondary degree in a similar field (i.e. Child and Youth Care, Recreation and Leisure, Bachelor of Education, etc.)

CC023 LindsayEducator Supply Inclusivity and Accessibility:

To address issues of systemic inequity within our communities, we strongly encourage individuals from communities and groups that have historically been disadvantaged and/or marginalized, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous Peoples of Canada, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, individuals who identify as women and/or gender diverse, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and persons with lived or living experience of homelessness to apply. We are committed to reducing barriers to employment, providing accommodations upon request and ensuring an accessible interview process. We encourage you to bring your true or whole self and way of being to the interview process

Compass ELC is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 1981. We are a purpose-led, value-based organization where children are at the heart of all that we do. We currently offer early learning and care (licensed infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten and school age; EarlyON; Forest and Nature programs) at over 40 locations and support many licensed Home Child Care programs.