Care for Newcomer Children (CNC) Educator (Part-time Morning)

The Immigrant Education Society•Calgary, AB

just now•Onsite

About The Position

The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) is seeking a part-time LINC CNC Educator to provide professional care for Newcomer Children under the guidance and leadership of the lead CNC educator. This position is 14 hours per week, Monday-Thursday, within the Languages Department and reports to the Senior Coordinator, Languages & Childminding.

Requirements

Minimum Level 1/childcare assistant certificate
At least 1 year of childcare working experience
Valid first-aid certificate
Clear police check with vulnerable sector check within 6 months prior to employment
Valid food safety certificate
Valid Tetanus and Diphtheria Vaccination
Valid clear Tuberculosis test result
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Team player
Cultural awareness and sensitivity
A genuine concern and care for children

Responsibilities

Report directly to LINC/CNC Coordinator.
Be familiar with childminding licensing regulations/policy/rules, CIES childminding administrative manual and CIES employee policies and observe them in daily operations.
Prepare the room appropriately before the children arrive. Ensure children play and rest in a safe environment. If detecting any hazards, report to your supervisor immediately.
Be in the room and ready to accept and supervise the children at the scheduled time.
Greet the parents when they drop off and pick up the children in a professional manner.
Open files for new children and close files when children depart from the program as requested.
Check the children for injuries and illness as they arrive. Record children’s daily attendance, activities, and health status.
Ensure all children are signed in and signed out properly every day.
Ensure children are always supervised.
Update and maintain records related to children and program.
Monitor all entrances and exits at all times. The doors to childminding rooms need to be locked at all times. Only childminders may unlock and open the doors.
Supervise the children’s daily activities and routines.
Monitor the children’s behavior and intervene as needed.
Inspect and maintain toys and equipment. Provide variety of toys, activities and limit children numbers at the same activity.
Respond sensitively to the cultural heritage, values and individual experiences of the children.
Behave appropriately with children, individually and in groups.
Communicate with parents. Listen to parents when they have concerns about their child(ren), respect families’ traditions, their childcare practices, and different cultures.
Plan a program that respects the values, customs and traditions of the enrolled children.
Assume an equal share of housekeeping responsibilities.
Provide orientation to the new children’s parent(s)/guardian(s). Prepare, complete, and document the children’s file. Update the information in the files, e.g. vaccination, contact information, closing.
Children are only allowed to be taken out by the parent(s) or guardian(s) registered with us.
Children need to be attended to at all times during the period when they are signed in. No children are allowed to walk out of the childminding room alone.
No visitors other than your supervisor, the registered parents/guardians, and the guests permitted by your supervisor are allowed to enter the childminding rooms.
Childminders are responsible for ensuring doors are properly closed and locked when the parents or the permitted visitors leave the room.
Learn all the children’s names by heart. Count the number of the children every fifteen minutes or more frequently if necessary.
Plan/provide age appropriate activities and record daily activities/planning log, and fire drills.
Demonstrate as a role model example to all children. Keep childminding room tidy and clean. Dump dirty diapers every day.
Treat children with respect and be sensitive to children’s individual needs.
Encourage acceptable behavior (for example, a child who is coloring on the wall would be brought to a table and given paper and verbally encouraged to color on it instead).
Set reasonable and clear rules and limits for behavior and remind the children of the rules and limits when needed.
Redirect a child to try other activities if he/she has been unable to play appropriately in the present activity.
Encourage cooperative play and practice patience and use praise to encourage appropriate behavior.
Be aware of the signs or symptoms of abuse or contagious illnesses.
Document accident/incident reports or other necessary documents and communicate with the parents and your supervisor.
Prepare and submit monthly report to your supervisor.
Give blankets to parents to clean each Friday or earlier if the children are not in on Friday.
Behaviors not permitted: physical punishment (hitting, slapping, spanking, pinching or other); verbal abuse (yelling, degrading or the use of harsh words); withdrawing from or depriving a child of a basic need (food, water, sleep or shelter); isolating or confining a child.
Be willing to travel between two locations when required.
Be willing to relocate to another location for the needs of program operations should it arise.
Read the internal memos, which can be found in a binder in the library.
Perform other related duties of a CNC Educator as requested by supervisor.