Registered Early Childhood Educator

Our client is a Lead Agency with an innovative team of professionals and shares their commitment to providing inclusive, client- and family-centred, professional, high quality, and accessible services. This is an opportunity to work with a dynamic and collaborative team composed of dedicated professionals focused on achieving the mission and vision of the agency. Our client offers opportunities to attend company workshops, webinars, social connecting events, ongoing professional development opportunities.

Reporting to Clinical Supervisor and/or Clinical Manager of Autism and Behavioural Services, the Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE) will work as part of a multidisciplinary team for the Entry to School Program. The RECE supports a group-based program for children, up to 5 years of age, who are entering school for the first time and will be focused on preparing them to enter school. The RECE will facilitate children’s skill development in school readiness across six key domains (i.e., communication, play, social interactions, functional routines, behavioral self-management, and pre-academics, learning and attention) to support their transition to kindergarten.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and maintain a healthy and safe learning environment.
• Complete and submit all required program records in a timely manner.
• Model positive child guidance strategies.
• Provide inclusive learning opportunities.
• Represent and document children’s learning using a variety of methods and communicate them to children, parent/caregivers, and team members, as required.
• Engage in ongoing professional development.
• Attend team, interdisciplinary and community meetings, as required.
• Support families throughout their journey by providing orientation to the program, service planning and navigation, and help with managing transitions, as required.
• Deliver the group-based skill-building program with other clinicians working with the child.
• Provide assistance to the multidisciplinary team and other professionals working with children transitioning to school as required.
• Adapt programming in alignment with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health operational guidelines and requirements for pandemic procedures by Regions/Zones, as required.
• Operationalize client safety through adhering to established policies and guidelines that ensure consistency in the delivery of quality and safe care, by identifying and reporting any client safety incidents
• Abide by the specific requirements of Section 28 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act as well as any further health and safety responsibilities as outlined in the agency policy and procedure documents.
• Other duties as may be reasonably assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS 

Education:

• Registered Early Childhood Educator

Experience:

• A minimum of two years’ experience working with children 0-6 years.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Emergent Curriculum.
• Experience supporting children in a group setting.
• Experience working with children on the Autism Spectrum is preferred.
• Experience working in collaboration with Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and/or other multidisciplinary teams is preferred.
• Understanding of community resources.

Skills:

• Strong leadership skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Bilingualism is considered an asset for this position.
• Previous training or experience with the Early Start Denver Model is an asset.

Requirements:

• Respect for individual and cultural differences.
• Current CPR-C and First Aid certification.
• A current (within three months) criminal reference check with vulnerable sector search.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours and locations as required.
• Access to reliable transportation in alignment with program needs.
• Proficient in the use of technology and working in a virtual environment, as required of the position. MAC OS operating systems experience preferred.