Early Childhood Educator (ECE 2)

Primary Function
Ensuring quality care to newcomer children and their families as well as the health and safety of WIS clientele while maintaining a child-centered approach.

Essential Functions + Responsibilities
• Provide a caring, nurturing and stimulating environment and program for our preschool children and their families.
• Interact with children in a positive, constructive, nurturing, and productive manner.
• Responsible for observing and documenting daily experiences and developing meaningful relationships with children and families through daily contact and interactions.
• Be able to plan and implement a developmentally appropriate program to encourage wonder and curiosity in children as well as cultural adaptation for the newcomer children in Canada.
• Facilitate Family Programs for families as well as adults.
• Provide parent and staff orientation, as needed including communicating with co-workers and families.
• Establish and maintain effective and positive working relationships with the children, families, and staff.
• Ensure sufficient and appropriate materials/equipment are in place for the CNC and Family Program.
• Ensure that all CNC and Family Program records/files are accurately maintained.
• Manage volunteers, practicum students and casual workers involved in the program.
• Consistently provide basic needs of all children (food, shelter, clothing, rest, hygiene, first aid).
• Work closely with settlement facilitators to determine settlement plans for newcomer families.
• Attend regular meetings with staff, provide regular feedback to program Manager.
• Perform other tasks assigned.