Registered Early Childhood Educator

GCHC; Guelph; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Guelph Community Health Centre is hiring an EarlyON Registered Early Childhood Educator to join our Family Centre team. You will plan and deliver play-based programs for children 0-6 and support parents and caregivers.

You bring ECE credentials, strong ethics, and the ability to work with diverse families. Evening and weekend availability may be required; emphasis on inclusive practice and community collaboration. Criminal record checks and immunization requirements apply.

Qualifications

• High school graduation, plus an additional Diploma or degree in Early Childhood Education.
• Must be a Registered Early Childhood Educator in good standing.
• Preference for 2+ years’ experience with children and families.
• Strong knowledge of ethics and professional standards.
• Understanding of Ontario's child care and early years acts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; confidentiality a must.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, engaging environment reflecting How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy.
• Plan and deliver information, services and programs for families with children 0-6.
• Support parents and caregivers as their child’s first teacher and play partner.
• Engage with diverse families using inclusive language and practices.
• Collaborate with community partners to provide family support services.
• Document experiences for program planning and reporting.
• Attend professional learning opportunities and reflect on practice.
• Complete required paperwork, attendance and incident reporting.

Skills

Registered Early Childhood Educator

Excellent communication

Confidentiality

Diversity & inclusion

Documentation & records

Team collaboration

Professional ethics

Adaptability

Child development knowledge

First Aid + CPR

Education

Diploma or degree in Early Childhood Education

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

PROGRAM AREA: Community Development - Family Support

Employment status: Ongoing

Hours/week: Relief (hours as needed)

Current vacancy

What We Live By:

• Our Vision: A community without barriers to health and wellbeing.
• Our Mission: We work with our community to promote and sustain health and wellbeing for all.
• Our Values: Compassion, Social Justice, Courage, Integrity, Adaptability.

Guelph Community Health Centre prioritizes people who face barriers to health and accessing services, and people who identify as:

• Homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Living on low income
• Newcomers to Canada with language barriers
• Having moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction issues
• Having moderate to severe disabilities
• Indigenous First Nations, Inuit and Métis
• Black, mixed race and racialized populations
• Experiencing intersectional oppression
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Vulnerable children and their families experiencing conflict, isolation or attachment struggles

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

EarlyON Child and Family Centres provide children and parents/caregivers opportunities to participate in high quality play and inquiry-based programs, led and facilitated by Registered Early Childhood Educators. Our EarlyON Centreoffers a safe and welcoming environment.

Report toEarlyONSupervisor. Registered Early Childhood Educator works as a member of theEarlyONChild & Family Centreteam to plan, implement and provide appropriate information, services and programmes for parents, caregivers and children 0-6 years attendingEarlyONChild & Family Centres.

PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES

• Maintain a safe, positive enriching environment for children that reflects the pedagogy of How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years.
• Develop, plan, and provide appropriate information, services and programs that support families in meaningful ways.
• Respect and support the important role of parents and caring adults as the child’s first teacher and play partner.
• Welcome, support and interact with all program participants integrating bias-free strategies in recognition of the rich diversity of families.
• Communicate effectively with families of all backgrounds and abilities using inclusive language and interactions.
• Create a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere that reflects trust and understanding in relationships amongst staff and program participants.
• Ability to apply knowledge of child development inprogramplanning andsharing informationwith parents and caregivers.
• Provide quality, developmentally appropriate, play-based emergent learning opportunities that are shaped by the participating family’s knowledge, interests, and experiences.
• Organize and assess play areas, equipment and materials to create an engaging, welcoming, inclusive environment that encourages parents and caregivers to connect with each other and their children.
• Document children and family experiences to serve as a basis for meaning making, relationship building and program planning.
• Assist with program set-up, and clean-up following agency sanitary practices.
• Model positive relationships with children and adults.
• Provide a solution-focused approach when working through challenges.
• Guide children’s learning and development through positive adult-child interactions.
• Communicate with parents as needed about issues relevant to their child ( ie child development, sleeping/eating, information about resources, etc.)
• Provide individual support to parents/caregivers in the form of referrals, linkages with other professionals, etc.
• Facilitate one-on-one consultation with families that need further support and services.
• Assist in the creation and distribution of communication materials for the programmes as well as promoting awareness of children’s services.
• Understand community resources in order to facilitate access to services for program participants.
• Work collaboratively with community partners to provide family support services and promote community programs.
• Maintain a positive rapport with parents, co-workers, students, volunteers, and other professionals.
• Contribute to outreach initiatives to attract new families to the Centre.
• Facilitate workshops for program participants as required.
• Engage in reflective practice with team members.
• Attend professional learning opportunities that reflect current early learning and care research and trends.
• Participate in on-going reflective evaluation of program and service delivery.
• Mentor, supervise and evaluate student teachers and volunteers.
• Collect accurate information from participants including attendance, registration forms, incident reports, etc.
• Gather information, stories, and other data including participant feedback, surveys, etc.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• High school graduation, plus an additional Diploma or degree in Early Childhood Education.
• Must be a Registered Early Childhood Educator with the College of Early Childhood Educators in good standing.
• Preference given to applicants who have a minimum of 2 years' related experience working with children and families.
• Strong knowledge and application of the College of Early Childhood Educator’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
• Have a working understanding of the Child Care and Early Years Act.
• Working knowledge of the province’s current pedagogical statements.
• Have a thorough knowledge of child development for children up to 6 years.
• Experience facilitating parent/child and caregiver workshops.
• Knowledge and experience working with community support for families and children.
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work with diverse families in a professional manner.
• Documentation to support ongoing professional development in the field of early learning and care.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent knowledge of computers, software, programs, and databases.
• Valid Standard First Aid Certification including Infant and Child Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – Level C.
• Up-to-date Immunization Record.
• Valid Driver’s License with access to a reliable vehicle if required.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Evening and weekend work may be require
• 70% client/ 1:1 interactio
• 30% desk, meetings, frequent change of positio
• Work may be performed at any GCHC locatio
• Possible exposure to clients in escalated or crisis situations

Guelph Community Health Centre is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including individuals from priority populations who may identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals, and members of Black and other racialized communities.

We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews.

If at any stage in the selection process you require accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.

We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date.