Early Childhood Educator (On Call)

Age 0-5

Required Experience:

• One year of directly related experience in a child care centre (or other early year’s setting) within the last two years.

Key Responsibilities:

The Early Childhood Educator On-Call is an Early Childhood Care and Education position in the Capilano University Children’s Centre. The position is responsible for the care, education and well-being of children age 0-5. Early Childhood Educators work collaboratively with other educators, and with the Centre for Childhood Studies, to provide a nurturing, inclusive and rich early learning environment for young children. The position reports to the Manager of the Children’s Centre and to the Dean of the faculty of Education, Health and Human Development.

ECEs demonstrate sound ethical and professional practices, which reflect the ECEBC Code of Ethics and the BC Early Learning Framework. They are in dialogue with, and guided by, the Early Learning Frameworks focus on 1) well-being and belonging, 2) engagement with others, materials and the world, 3) communication and literacies, and 4) identities, social responsibility and diversity in daily classroom practice. ECEs and the Children’s Centre stand as allies with the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society, working in all ways to honour the Indigenous Early Learning and Care Framework in daily practice.

The Children’s Centre works in partnership with the Centre for Childhood Studies acting as an academic, living laboratory where educators, students, faculty, children and families are in collaborative, generative and reciprocal partnerships that inform curriculum and course development. Early Childhood Educators actively engage in the mentorship of ECCE students, bringing classroom theories into practice.

Illustrative examples of duties:

• Assists with organizing, and delivers the programs and operations of the Child Care Centre.
• Creates a nurturing, inclusive and rich early learning environment for children from infancy to 5 years old in dialogue with the Children’s Centre’s Pedagogical Commitments.
• Curates and maintains an aesthetic, organized, clean, safe and welcoming environment at the centre.
• Respects the diversity, beliefs, and cultural practices of all families and draws on their strength and knowledge.
• Works with external partners and Manager to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into play and programming

Salary & Benefits:

$31.55 an hour based on 35 hours per week (with increments up to $35.47)