Daycare Worker Assistant

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Asset languages

• Sign Languages

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Non
• smoking
• Air conditioned

Work setting

• Child care centre
• Urban area
• Nursery school
• Kindergarten
• Before and after school programs
• Day care centre or nursery school
• Elementary school

Tasks

• Assess the children's development in order to prepare a learning plan tailored to his needs.
• Assist co
• workers in housekeeping and cooking duties
• Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
• Develop and implement child
• care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Maintain daycare equipment
• Storytelling
• Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
• Synthesize the overall situation of the children and communicate the information to the parents
• Assist early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
• Order supplies and equipment
• Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
• Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
• Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
• Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
• Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods
• Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
• Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors
• Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
• Knowledge of licensing regulations
• Establish guidelines for behaviour
• Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co
• workers and community service providers working with children
• Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well
• being of children
• Plan and organize activities for school
• age children in child
• care programs before and after regular school hours
• Supervise and co
• ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants

Supervision

• 3
• 4 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesﾠ

• Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Certificate
• Child development assistant (ECE level 1)
• Child development supervisor (ECE level 3)
• Child development worker (ECE level 2)
• Emergency child care first aid and CPR
• Food allergy and anaphylaxis training
• HIGH FIVE training (principles of healthy child development)
• Member of the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE)
• Plan to Protect training
• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Montessori Early Childhood Teacher Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Experience with special needs children

• Children with a mental health disability
• Children with a physical disability
• Children with an intellectual disability
• Children with behavioural issues
• Children with Down syndrome
• Children with asthma
• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)
• Children with a genetic disorder

Area of specialization

• Pre
• school education

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Child Abuse Registry check
• Child welfare check
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Manual dexterity

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on
• call work?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Are you currently a student?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Shift

Employment terms options

• Morning
• To be determined
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime available

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On
• site housing options