Educator Level 1

Responsibilities:

• Plan, implement, and review the children’s experiences in accordance with the organization’s Program Statement and Child Care and Early Years Act.
• Guide and assist children in daily activities.
• Organize space, equipment and materials prior to activities.
• Assist children in expressing themselves by listening and responding with questions or comments that extend conversations.
• Use a variety of teaching techniques including modeling, observing, questioning, demonstrating, reinforcing, and bridging.
• Set up daily routines to take advantage of embedded learning opportunities.
• Organize physical and social environment to extend and expand child-directed play experiences.
• Provide experiences and play materials that actively promote diversity.
• Seek out opportunities to recognize and celebrate new developmental achievements.
• Provide daily opportunities for each child to choose to play independently.
• Encourage each child’s individuality.
• Provide positive guidance such as re-directing, positive language and reinforcement.
• Immediately address challenging behaviours.
• Read each individual child’s files in his/her group and be knowledgeable about his/her medical and developmental histories.
• Attend to children’s physical needs for diapering, toileting, eating, and sleeping.
• Release children only to persons authorized by parents/guardians.
• Discuss the program’s daily events with family members at drop-off and pick-up times.
• Encourage families to participate in activities that will allow them to engage in their children’s early learning and development.
• Maintain adherence to all the organization’s policies and procedures, including safety requirements.
• Attend regular team meetings and participate in team planning to ensure well-coordinated and effective delivery of services to meet program objectives.
• Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.
• Participate in the annual performance review process.
• Provide support for special events.
• Be a positive role model.
• Provide a daily balance of active/quiet, indoor/outdoor, and individual/group activities.
• Establish and carry out child-directed activities, care routines and transition times.
• Provide activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving appropriate to the development levels of the children.
• Create a playroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of children with an emphasis on language development and emergent literacy skills.
• Represent and document children’s activities – photos, display of children’s drawings, etc.
• Work with resource professionals and other specialists to plan, carry out and review individual program plans.
• Initiate referrals or additional services for children and parent/guardians if there are concerns about the course of development.
• Set reasonable behaviour expectations consistent with the organization’s Program Statement.
• Follow behaviour guidance policies established by the organization.
• Monitor the indoor and outdoor environments for hazards.
• Update children’s allergies and other special conditions, as required.
• Follow proper protocol of Duty to Report for all incidents of suspected child maltreatment.
• Maintain good communication with parents/guardians on a daily basis (i.e. HiMama, Facebook, Email, verbally, etc.)
• Accommodate the family instructions for daily care routines with respect to family childrearing practices & knowledge about their children.
• Provide leadership and support for colleagues and community partners.
• Mentor colleagues to further develop their skills.
• Recognize cultural diversity in the environment.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Maintain all requirements set out by the College of Early Childhood Educators.
• Be accountable for requirements as set out in the following professional resources:
• a. ELECT Document
• b. CCEYA
• c. How Does Learning Happen?
• d. Think Feel Act
• Other job related duties as assigned.