Position Title: Infant Toddler 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: $21.48 per hour + benefits
Start Date: May 1, 2017
Reports To: Team Leader, Early Childhood Educator

Nature & Scope: Under the direction of the centres’ Early Childhood Educator Team Leader, the Infant Toddler Early Childhood 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:
? Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Educator License required
? Early Childhood Educator License to Practice required
? 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