Major Responsibilities:
● Implements developmentally appropriate programing
● Ensures the children’s environment is healthy and safe
● Responsive to physical/emotional needs of children
● Ongoing communication with families and educators
● Works independently and as part of a team

Minimum Requirements:
● RECE or equivalent preferred
● Member in good standing with the College of ECE (if applicable)
● Up to date immunizations
● Police Records Check including Vulnerable Sector Screening
● Standard first aid and level C CPR certificate
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The Waterloo Catholic District School Board with a total student population of 23,000, provides services to students in 50 schools (Kindergarten to Grade 12) across the Waterloo Region.
 
The Board conducts intentional recruitment and selection as it seeks to achieve a state of greater equity for employees and students and to diversify its workforce.
 
All qualified applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply and applicants may choose to indicate if they are from a group who has experienced racial or social discrimination.  Self-identification data will be used as a consideration in this posting.  Aggregate data will be stored anonymously to support improvements to the Board’s hiring processes.
 
General Description of Duties:

• Ensuring the rules and regulations of the childcare are followed
• Delivery of program and snacks
• Communicating regularly with staff and supervisor

 
Minimum Requirements:

• Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE) or experience working in a childcare setting
• Standard CPR/First Aid
• Committed to providing quality inclusive childcare programming
• Ability to stand/walk for extended periods; and must be able to physically assist children as required (e.g. lifting)

 
Desirable Assets:

• Good Standing with the College of ECE’s
• Excellent Communication and teamwork skills
• Comfortable working in all program areas (e.g. infants, toddlers)

 
Salary Level

• $21.87 (certified) or $16.78 (uncertified) per hour, plus Vacation Pay

(temporary rates until at least June 30, 2022 – Regular rates:  $19.87 (certified) or $15.50 (uncertified))
 
Hours of Work:

• Casual on call as needed (St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education Campuses only)
• Program Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:15 am – 3:30 pm (September to June)

 
NOTE : We hire from the supply list for long term temporary assignments and permanent assignments
(staff may be eligible for benefits with long term assignments)
 
Please note this is not a DECE position
 
Qualified applicants are invited to submit a resume and covering letter.  Please see the Application Process below.

The Waterloo Region District School Board is currently seeking applications for ‘Supply Designated Early Childhood Educators’.

Applications will only be accepted from applicants currently registered with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators and current Early Childhood Education students scheduled to graduate prior to August 2023. NOTE that conditional offers will be made to successful applicants until such time as registration with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators in Good Standing is confirmed. Prior to registration, successful candidates may be deployed on an emergency basis.

The Designated Early Childhood Educator (DECE) will partner with the classroom teacher to plan and implement a full day early learning kindergarten program within a classroom setting. The DECE will also provide supervision and age appropriate learning for groups of students as part of the extended day program as required. The DECE will report to the Principal of the school.

Successful candidates for the supply positions will be working on an “on call” basis from September to June.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hold a two year community college Early Childhood Education Diploma preferably with experience in a childcare of educational setting (or in the final year of the program)
• Provide proof of registration with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators (or in process)
• Valid Standard First Aid with CPR Level C/AED

Applications and supporting documentation stating qualifications and experience, including a copy of your Certificate of Registration with the College of Early Childhood Educators (if applicable) and proof of Standard First Aid with CPR Level C/AED must be included in your portfolio. 

Please do not apply to this posting if you do not hold the appropriate qualifications.

NOTES: The Successful Candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory Criminal Background Check including the Vulnerable Sector, which must be received in Human Resources prior to the commencement of employment. Please note, the Board does not assume any costs associated with the Criminal Reference Check.

Social Insurance Number (SIN), date of birth, and proof of educational qualifications will be required at the time of an offer of employment.

A condition of employment requires that you pass the Board's physical testing component. Additional information will be provided during the interview.

The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to hiring people who believe in our vision and mission statement and will assist us in implementing our six key strategic directions.

Our Vision
Celebrating the gifts of each and every student by creating limitless opportunities for them to flourish, grow and become their best selves.

Our Mission
Creating learning environments where all students excel as they become skilled, caring, and compassionate global citizens.

Strategic Directions
Centering students Support for student and staff well-being
Equitable opportunities and outcomes
Strengthen connections through family and community engagement Increase student learning through engagement
​Collaboration and compassion for transformation 

Recognizing the significant impact that COVID-19 is having on our world and our ways of doing business, the Board recognizes that the recruitment/selection process may need to be modified to ensure individual and community safety. 

The Board may be engaging in a different method of interviewing candidates for vacancies. This may include but is not limited to a Google Hangout videoconference interview. Hiring Teams will provide further information to candidates upon request for an interview.

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Human Resources staff will only respond to inquiries from applicants selected for an interview. No phone calls please.
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In order to ensure equitable representation in the hiring process, your responses to the Self-Identification job posting question would be of assistance. Your participation in responding to these questions is voluntary and is not required for the completion of this application. If you do not wish to provide this information, simply select the "Prefer not to answer" option

The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students and who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom. We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
•  members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
•  persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
•  persons who identify as women; and
• persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. 

Job Description & Requirements

In order to be eligible to apply to this vacancy you must be on the WRDSB DECE Supply List as of the date of this posting.

Candidates that apply to this posting who are not on the WRDSB DECE Supply list will have their names removed prior to the posting being released to the Extended Day Manager.

WRDSB Supply DECEs who are interested and are not already committed to another long term assignment, may apply to this vacancy. 

The successful candidate will be committed to working in Kitchener/Waterloo and Area Elementary Schools offering the WRDSB Extended Day Program. As early as the evening prior or within 1 hour of the shift start time, the WRDSB EasyConnect Operator will confirm the location of the work (school and classroom) via telephone. Successful candidates will work and be paid for a seven hour shift guaranteed daily, including for PD Days. 

Term of assignment(s) is subject to change with appropriate notice. Individuals currently in an assignment for a period of time that extends into the assignment of the long-term occasional position(s) posted herein are not eligible to apply. 

It is the responsibility of interested candidates to ensure that their application, including a resume and a copy of a current Certificate of Qualification is submitted through Apply to Education. Candidates are asked not to contact schools/Human Resources directly, either by phone or email. Your co-operation is appreciated. 

Recognizing the significant impact that COVID-19 is having on our world and our ways of doing business, the Board recognizes that the recruitment/selection process may need to be modified to ensure individual and community safety. We are all working through what is an unprecedented time for our schools and our communities. To that end, the Board will be engaging in a different method of interviewing candidates for vacancies. This may include but is not limited to a Google Hangout video-conference interview. Hiring Teams will provide further information to candidates upon request for an interview.

The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students and who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom. 

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We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples; members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
• persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• person who identify as women; and persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

​We will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidate participation in the hiring process


Applicant Self-Identification Form
The information collected on this form is used to monitor WRDSB’s progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in WRDSB recruitment and hiring practices. We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system (Policy 1014_- Privacy Protection and Access to Information). Information on this form is collected pursuant to Ontario’s Education Equity Action Plan (Ministry of Education), PPM 165 and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Access to this form is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. Access, use and disclosure of the data is governed by MFIPPA and ethical research practices. Applicant Self-Identification data will be attached to your Apply to Education applicant profile as long as you are employed with the WRDSB. 

Job Description & Requirements

In order to be eligible to apply to this vacancy you must be on the WRDSB DECE Supply List as of the date of this posting.

Candidates that apply to this posting who are not on the WRDSB DECE Supply list will have their names removed prior to the posting being released to the Extended Day Manager.

WRDSB Supply DECEs who are interested and are not already committed to another long term assignment, may apply to this vacancy.

The successful candidate will be committed to working in Cambridge and Area Elementary Schools offering the WRDSB Extended Day Program. As early as the evening prior or within 1 hour of the shift start time, the WRDSB EasyConnect Operator will confirm the location of the work (school and classroom) via telephone. Successful candidates will work and be paid for a seven hour shift guaranteed daily, including for PD Days.

Term of assignment(s) is subject to change with appropriate notice. Individuals currently in an assignment for a period of time that extends into the assignment of the long-term occasional position(s) posted herein are not eligible to apply.

It is the responsibility of interested candidates to ensure that their application, including a resume and a copy of a current Certificate of Qualification is submitted through Apply to Education. Candidates are asked not to contact schools/Human Resources directly, either by phone or email. Your co-operation is appreciated.

Please note that no application packages are to be sent to the Board office. All applications will be accessed only through the Apply To Education website.

Recognizing the significant impact that COVID-19 is having on our world and our ways of doing business, the Board recognizes that the recruitment/selection process may need to be modified to ensure individual and community safety. We are all working through what is an unprecedented time for our schools and our communities. To that end, the Board will be engaging in a different method of interviewing candidates for vacancies. This may include but is not limited to a Google Hangout video-conference interview. Hiring Teams will provide further information to candidates upon request for an interview. 

The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students and who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom.

We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples; members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
• persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• person who identify as women; and persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions

We will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidate participation in the hiring process.

Applicant Self-Identification Form 
The information collected on this form is used to monitor WRDSB’s progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in WRDSB recruitment and hiring practices.

We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system (Policy 1014_- Privacy Protection and Access to Information). Information on this form is collected pursuant to Ontario’s Education Equity Action Plan (Ministry of Education), PPM 165 and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Access to this form is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. Access, use and disclosure of the data is governed by MFIPPA and ethical research practices. Applicant Self-Identification data will be attached to your Apply to Education applicant profile as long as you are employed with the WRDSB.

RECE Starting Wage: $23.55 per hour plus 4% Vacation Pay and Wage Enhancement.
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Non-RECE Starting Wage: $20.49 per hour plus 4% Vacation Pay and Wage Enhancement.

Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Supervisor of the Child Care Centre, the successful applicant will be responsible for implementing “How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years (2014)” as the document for the purpose of guiding licensed child care programs under subsection 55 (3) of the CCEYA. Adhere to all JHCCC policies and procedures as set by the Board of Directors.

Qualifications:

• ECE Diploma or Degree or equivalent as approved by the Ministry of Education, or working towards your ECE
• Registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators, not required if currently enrolled in ECE Diploma course
• Valid Standard First Aid & Infant and Child CPR Level C Certificate
• An original Police Vulnerable Sector Check dated within 6 months prior to being hired
• Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination (2 dose minimum)
• Certificates of completion of WHMIS and Health and Safety Training
• Able to communicate with families, colleagues, school board personnel, and the community professionally and effectively
• Organized and attention to detail with the ability to set priorities and complete assigned duties with minimal supervision
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, dedication, and dependability
• A passion for life-long learning
• Knowledge of the pedagogical documentation cycle and implementing emergent curriculum
• Ability to use professional judgment daily within guidelines established by the College of Early Childhood Educators, Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, The Waterloo Region, and program policies