Position Title: Early Childhood Educator
Location: Platypus YMCA Childcare, Squamish, BC
Terms: Permanent, Full-Time: 35 hours per week
Shift: Monday to Friday, shift will vary from 7:30am – 6:00pm (rotating shifts)
Salary: $20.60 per hour + benefits
Start Date: May 2, 2017
Reports To: General Manager, Sea to Sky Region

Nature & Scope: Under the direction of the center’s Supervisor Early Childhood Educator, the EarlyChildhood Educator will work directly within the early childhood programs, providing
care and creative programming for young children in a group setting.

Major Responsibilities:
? To read, understand and follow all YMCA, Child Care Facility Licensing (CCFL) and legal requirements, including YMCA Playing to Learn curriculum standards
? To interact directly with the children, providing quality care and creative programming
? To assist with the planning and implementing of a consistent child-centred program, in accordance with YMCA standards.
? To establish and maintain positive daily communication and interaction with families, providing quality customer service and building meaningful relationships
? To maintain a neat, orderly, and clean environment, including all activity and program areas, common spaces, and washrooms.
? To ensure that all safety and supervision standards are implemented and maintained according to licensing and YMCA requirements.
? To release children only to those authorized by parent/guardian, to ask for identification in order to ensure that the authorized pick-up has been verified.
? To work with staff team to deliver a high quality and age appropriate programs based on the YMCA Playing to Learn curriculum and to attend all YMCA Playing to Learn professional development sessions and other training, as scheduled
? To maintain confidentiality of all information related to the centre, the children, their families, and staff.
? To maintain regular attendance, punctuality and to be appropriately dressed and well groomed.

Requirements:
? Early Childhood Educator License to Practice required
? Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Educator License an asset
? High level of organizational and customer service skills
? Special Needs License to Practice an asset
? Diplomas, certificates or other evidence of training related to child growth/development
? Experience working with children in a child care/recreational setting
? Current First Aid certificate
? Successful candidates will be required to provide a current and satisfactory Criminal Reference Check/Vulnerable Sector Search issued no later than six (6) months preceding your start date.
? Statement from a medical practitioner indicating adequate physical and psychological capability to work with children and carry out assigned duties