School Age Care Worker
Additional Qualifications:
- A valid First Aid certificate (Standard First Aid is preferred)
- A valid Early Childhood Education Diploma/Certificate
- Minimum age requirement of 21
- Experience working with children in a child care setting
- Excellent management, organizational, interpersonal and relationship skills
- Creative flexibility and ability to work in a student-centered environment
- Ability to build collaborative and effective relationships with students, staff, parents and the community
- Canadian residency and legally entitled to work in Canada
Our “Must Haves”
- Respect, dignity and inclusion for all members of the community
- Collaborative mind-set and courageous approach to adversity
- Demonstrated communications skills (oral and written)
- Creative “out-of-the-box” thinker
- Flexible and adaptable and embraces change
- Proven work ethic with utmost integrity
- Enthusiasm, eagerness and genuine interest in all aspects of the school’s success
- Self-awareness, with a desire for constant self-improvement (goal-oriented)
Required Experience:
- Experience working with children in a child care setting
Key Responsibilities:
- Follow the licensing regulations and School Age Care handbook
- Interact directly with the children and staff members
- Assist with the planning and set up of the School Age Care program to ensure that the children have a variety of activities to choose from
- Establish and maintain positive communication with parents
- Maintain a neat, orderly, and clean environment, including all activity areas
- Ensure that all safety and supervision standards are implemented and maintained according to licensing and Collingwood requirements
- Release children only to those authorized by parent/guardian
- Maintain confidentiality of all information related to Collingwood School, the children, their families, and staff
- Maintain regular attendance, punctuality and professionalism at all times
- Ensure fire, earthquake and wildlife sighting drills are up to date
Salary & Benefits:
We offer professional development opportunities, competitive salaries, health and wellness initiatives, along with one of the most beautiful locations in Canada to work!
The range for this position is $20.72 to $23.31 per hour.
Additional Notes:
Collingwood School is a gender inclusive day school located on two campuses in West Vancouver, BC.
Our vision is socially responsible students pursuing passions for a better world. We are committed to contributing positively to our local and global communities, environmental stewardship, and supporting the wellbeing, and inclusion of all people. Through the pursuit of passions, students will find their unique purpose in the world.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring a barrier-free work environment. We welcome applications from all qualified job seekers, including BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour), persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ (persons of all sexual orientations and genders). If you are an applicant with a disability, we will work with you to make reasonable workplace accommodations you may need for your best work performance.
At Collingwood, we seek faculty and staff who live our values of courage, curiosity and community to be in service of others and, who are inspired by our mission to inspire and support young people for meaningful lives.
We are looking for an experienced School Age Care Worker to join our Wentworth Campus (JK – Grade 5). The School Age Care Worker will work within the school age program and facilitate activities for children ages JK-5. The ideal candidate will be a passionate and committed educator who will demonstrate the ability to contribute to the many facets of school life. This role is a Temporary Contract position until June 13, 2025 with the possibility of continuing in the future and reports directly to the Director of Auxiliary Programs.
Schedule:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 2:00 - 4:30pm
- Wednesday 2:00 - 5:15pm
Basic Details
- Position Start Date:
- As soon as possible
- Position End Date:
- June 13th, 2025
- Employment Type:
- Part Time
- Employment Term:
- Temporary
- Hours Per Week:
- 12
Contact Information
- Contact Name:
- Ula Teicher
- Phone Number:
- 6049253331
- Email:
- ula.teicher@collingwood.org
- Address:
- Collingwood School West Vancouver, BC V7S 1B2
Application Information
- Application Closing Date:
- until filled
- Application Instructions:
- Other
- Other Application Instructions:
If this role is a good fit, we would love to hear from you! Please submit a cover letter detailing your suitability for the position along with your resume, including three employment references, by October 25, 2024 to can241.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/cws/JobApplication?postingid=1871
We sincerely thank all applicants for your interest however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please visit our website for more information about our scho