Licensed Home Child Care Provider - CELC Durham Region

Compass-Early-Learning-and-Car; Courtice; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Early Learning and Care (CELC) seeks Licensed Home Child Care Providers in Ontario. The role offers flexible scheduling (part day to extended day) in a home-based setting, with capacity for up to 6 children.

Responsibilities include planning play-based activities, child observation, and collaborating with families, while ensuring safety and inclusivity. Providers must have a valid First Aid/CPR Level C, updated immunizations, a Police Vulnerable Sector Check, and a Food Handler’s

Qualifications

• Experience working with young children in educational settings.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with families and colleagues.
• Behaviour guidance skills including positive reinforcement and redirection.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, and guide play-based experiences aligned with children's interests.
• Observe and document children's learning progress.
• Build relationships with families and actively include them in the learning process.
• Collaborate with Providers, Families, Community Partners, and children as a team.
• Ensure safety by respecting diverse needs and creating equitable opportunities.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness of equipment, furniture and materials.
• Engage in ongoing professional learning.

Skills

Experience with young children

Interpersonal skills

Behaviour guidance

Education

First Aid/CPR Level C

Job description

Licensed Home Child Care Provider - CELC Durham RegionCompass Early Learning and Care (CELC)Licensed Home Child Care ProviderCome Work with Compass ELC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThKvQx9poBwHiring DeclarationsCompass Early Learning and Care does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make hiring decisions. We value authentic applications that accurately reflect each candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications. Applicants are responsible for ensuring all information submitted is truthful and represents their own work and experience.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 familiesFor 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.About Us:For more than forty years, our organization has been growing and evolving. Over those years we’ve expanded our vision of early learning and child care, enhanced our learning environments to truly honour our belief in children as competent and full of wonder, worked to develop an organizational culture that is strength-based and creates opportunities for growth and development for all of us, deepened our understanding of the principles of organizational democracy, provided care for thousands of children and their families, and experienced the growth of our organization from the three original to over 750 people working together on behalf of children and families.Start Date:Is dependent on current government funding and licensing capacity. At this time, we are gathering applicants for our Provider waitlist. We will connect with qualified applicants once we are able to initiate the onboarding process. We will then schedule a first initial home visit around your availability.About the role:At Compass ELC, you will work as a Home Child Care (HCC) Provider 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 other Providers. You are passionate about early learning and care, emergent curriculum, and life-long learning. You are energetic, resourceful, and creative in your pursuits of creating learning opportunities, building connections, and engaging with children and families.As a Licensed Home Child Care business, you have the flexibility to create your own program. You can set your own schedule and hours (part day, full day, extended day, evenings, weekends, overnight).Capacity:As a Licensed HCC Provider, you may have up to 6 children under the age of 13 years (no more than 3 under the ages of 24 months). This includes provider’s own children under the age of 4 (If your child is in kindergarten, your child no longer is included in ratio).Some accountabilities associated with the role include:· Plan, lead, and guide play-based experiences surrounding children's interests throughout the day.· Observing and documenting children's learning.· Building relationships with families and including them in the learning process.· Working as part of a team with Providers, Families, Community Partners, and Children.· Ensuring the safety of 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.· Actively engaging in professional learning.Qualifications:· Access to suitable operational space for up to 6 children (this includes: play, meals, sleep, outdoor areas).· Have experience with young children.· Show warmth, sincerity and genuine interest when working with children.· Rent (would need Landlord’s approval) or own your home/apartment.· Have strong interpersonal and communication skills.· Have strong behaviour guidance skills that include problem solving, positive reinforcement and redirection strategies.· Have a valid/accredited Standard First Aid/CPR Level C certificate.· Updated immunization records (Or a signed and notarized refusal of affidavit or medical exemption).· Have a current Police Vulnerable Sector Check (not more than three months old).· Have an active Food Handler’s Certificate.How to Apply:Please send your expression of interest (Resume, Cover Letter, etc.) and complete our application questions via Workday.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.In keeping with Compass Early Learning & Care's commitment to providing service in a manner that is accessible to all, reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants upon request. We are committed to reducing barriers to employment and we encourage you to bring your true or whole self and way of being to the interview process. We welcome differences and we are happy to make meetings accessible based on your needs.For questions related to becoming a licensed HCC provider please contact April Williams at [e-mail] or 437-997-3547Job Posting Declarations:Compass Early Learning and Care does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make hiring decisions. We value authentic applications that accurately reflect each candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications. Applicants are responsible for ensuring all information submitted is truthful and represents their own work and experience.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.CC015 Home Child Care DUR