Carizon Hiring Child Care Worker

As a Child Care Worker you contribute to a program that is
conducive to the social, emotional and cognitive development of pre-schoolers and infants attending the childcare program. The incumbent works closely with the full program team and contributes by creating an environment in the childcare division that is safe, enriching and stimulating for child care. 
 
We are currently recruiting for a number of positions including: 

 1 vacancy at Knox Presbyterian Church (Waterloo) 
 2 vacancies at Trinity United Church (Kitchener) 
 3-4 relief staff to work between locations 

  DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 
 
  Assist the Childcare Supervisor in planning organizing and supervising the child care program  
  Plan and organize age-appropriate crafts/activities and obtain program materials 
  Maintain  attendance and other care records required for information 
  Supervise the children in the crafts/activities 
  Check that the equipment used in childcare is safe secure and age-appropriate 
  Wash and disinfect toys on a weekly basis and change and collect infant laundry as required  
  Maintain the childcare area, setting up and taking down as required 
  Manage relationship with parents and provide a positive role model for parents; demonstrate appropriate interactions with children and report positive and negative incidents to the Childcare Supervisor 
  Maintain a child centred focus and build trusting relationships with the parents and share your professional observations of their child's time at the program 
 Contribute to team effectiveness by sharing information, attending meetings and being flexible to support the overall team 
 Individual may be assigned to focus on infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers (appropriate planning time will be included in the work schedule)  
 Supervise the children for all activities during the program and until they are returned to their parents 
  Maintain the quality and standards of the program 
  Support the work of Carizon in other ways, as required 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:  
  Early Childhood Education background prefered or equivalency  
  1-3 years experience 
  Detailed knowledge and understanding of early childhood development and child care practices and standards in Canada 
  First aid training and experience

QUALIFICATIONS: 
  The incumbent requires excellent communication skills, which includes; courtesy, tact, discretion, providing detailed explanations, persuasion, interpretation, and diplomacy 
 Self-motivated, committed, very organized and sensitive to the needs of participants 
 Satisfactory criminal record check for vulnerable sector (within past 6 months) 

HOW TO APPLY: 
Interested applicants are invited to submit their resume (in confidence), before 4:00 p.m. on the last day of this posting to: Human Resources via email: hr@carizon.ca, quoting the competition number in the cover letter and email subject line.

We request that candidates please send their cover letter and resume together as one combined document (Word.doc, PDF etc.).
 
SALARY: As per salary grid 
LOCATION: 1855 Notre Dame Drive St. Agatha 
EMPLOYEE GROUP: Non-union  
STATUS:  Permanent, part-time 
HOURS OF WORK:  < 10 hours/ week, varied 
SCHEDULE:  Weekdays 
COMPETITION NUMBER:  35-14 (NUC-21) 
START DATE:  TBD