• • Work Term: Temporary
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 4 to 40 hours per month
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• • Outdoors
  • Air conditioned

Work setting

• • Child care centre

Tasks

• • Assist co-workers in housekeeping and cooking duties
  • Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
  • Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
  • Maintain daycare equipment
  • Storytelling
  • Assist early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
  • Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
  • Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
  • Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
  • Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
  • Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
  • Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods
  • Establish guidelines for behaviour
  • Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
  • Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
  • Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate

Security and safety

• • Immunization records
  • Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• • Punctuality
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
  • Creativity
  • Honesty
  • Ability to multitask

Screening questions

• • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer