Childcare Worker/Early Childhood Assistant Educator

About you:

• You are at least 21 yrs old and will be available Mon-Fri's between 8:00am & 5:30pm.
• You live and can work in Canada (Due to legal requirements this job is not suitable for foreign applicants)
• You are looking to settle into a career, a job that you can grow with and learn, one that sets you on a course to have all kinds of employment options in the future.
• You want to work 40 hours a week each week, Monday - Friday with weekends and evening off.
• You see childcare as more than "I love kids" you feel that helping a child's growth and development goes beyond just playing with them that it takes effort, a knowledgeable approach and mutual respect.
• You are willing to put some of your beliefs about childcare aside so that you can learn from trained educators.
• Are you outgoing and confident in your abilities?
• You have great health, and are punctual: In childcare we work with strict ratio's and families rely on our teams showing up each day.
• Will you bring enthusiasm, professionalism and a great attitude to work with you every day?
• You can work effectively with a team who's goal is to provide a diverse and dynamic educational program to our children and to help support our parents.
• You would enjoy taking advantage of all the programming resources we put at your disposal.
• You want to work at a daycare where everyone is committed, and you really do look forward to coming to work each day because it's a great place to work?
• If this is you, you could be exactly who we’re looking for...

Requirements:

• You would be working in either our under 36 month program alongside an Infant/Toddler educator and an Early Childhood educator. Or in a 3-5 yrs program with an ECE lead and a team of educators.
• You will be under the direction of a program lead and senior assistants working as a team you will have a daily schedule of duties and activities that you will be responsible for.
• Daily routine includes:
• diaper changes
• Preparing meals & snacks
• outside time (in most weather)
• Planning activities, artwork, and sensory
• Circle time (3-5Yrs) Story time (under 36 months)
• nap/quiet time supervision
• Daily light cleaning duties, mopping floors, dishes, cleaning bathrooms
• Weekly and Monthly deep cleaning duties: washing walls, fridge, stove, nap rooms, etc.

About us:

• For The Kids Daycare with locations in East and West Kelowna is a long established centre well known for quality, Outdoor based, educational care. We have a reputation as a great place to work, fun and professional.
• We offer Competitive wage dependent on experience, health benefit plan (PHSA), pay during non stat closures.

Check us out at:

www.facebook.com/forthekidsdaycareEastKelowna

www.facebook.com/forthekidsdaycarewestkelowna

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From $18.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Extended health care
• On-site childcare
• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Application question(s):

• Do you currently live in Kelowna or West Kelowna?

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:

• Group Childcare: 2 years (required)

Language:

• Fluent English (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-03-15
Expected start date: 2024-03-18