Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE) - TERM - Osgoode PS- CORE/PM (10:45am - 6:15pm)

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation pay

Benefits included

Job summary

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is seeking a Registered Early Childhood Educator for a 100% term position. The wage is $25.91 per hour plus 4% vacation pay; rate may change with ratification of the future collective agreement. Paid vacation days are not included, and additional vacation pay is provided in lieu.

Benefits are included. Under the direction of the Principal, an Early Childhood Educator collaborates with the classroom teacher to provide play-based education supporting

Qualifications

• Completed a two-year community college program in Early Childhood Education, or equivalent.
• Registration with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators in good standing.
• Minimum of one year of child care experience.
• Valid First Aid/CPR certification.
• Immunization records including MMR and Tdap (or declaration).
• Police Records Check for the Vulnerable Sector within the last 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, play-based education to support development for Junior and Senior Kindergarten students in a full-day Early Learning Program.
• Lead an extended before and/or after-school program for OCDSB students at designated elementary schools.
• Collaborate with the classroom teacher in daily activities with students.

Education

Two-year ECE program

Ontario ECE registration

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:

Registered Early Childhood Educator

100% TERM

$25.91 + 4% Vacation Pay per hour

Rate of pay may be subject to change with ratification of future collective agreement.

Paid vacation days are not included. Additional percentage vacation pay is paid in lieu. Benefits Included

Overview

Under the direction of the Principal, the Early Childhood Educator works in collaboration with the classroom teacher to provide high quality and effective play-based education to support enhanced learning and cognitive, emotional and social development for Junior and Senior Kindergarten students in a full-day Early Learning Program. The Early Childhood Educator leads an extended program - before and/or after-school - for OCDSB students at designated elementary schools, and works with the teacher in daily classroom activities with students.

Applicant Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have completed a two-year community college program in Early Childhood Education, or equivalent.
• Registration and good standing with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators is required.
• A minimum of one (1) year of child care experience is required.
• Valid First Aid certification/CPR is required.
• Immunization Record with proof of MMR and Tdap immunizations (as well as a personal declaration of having chicken pox in the past, or the chicken pox vaccine) is Required for employees hired with the OCDSB after September 1, 2022.
• Police Records Check for the Vulnerable Sector Check done within the last 6 months for is required for new to OCDSB employees. PRC-VSC done within the last 5 years is required for current OCDSB employees

Skills and Abilities

• A thorough understanding of early childhood development and knowledge of elementary school operations.
• The successful candidate must have good communication skills in order to effectively communicate with parents, staff, and students.
• Ability to use tact, discretion and good judgement.
• The incumbent must have the ability to work with minimum supervision within a multicultural environment, and can respect and work with a diverse range of children and families of all backgrounds and abilities.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to individual needs of children in a multi ethnic and multilingual environment.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity.
• Has the ability to model healthy adult-child relationships and positive discipline.
• Adapts well to changing demands.
• As an effective team player, this position works collaboratively with teaching staff to achieve goals.
• For some OCDSB schools, the position may be designated by the Employer as bilingual (English & French essential).

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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