Early Childhood Educator Spareboard

The Greater Victoria School District #61 is looking to hire certified Early Childhood Educators (ECE) to work alongside teachers in Kindergarten and early primary classrooms.

The Greater Victoria School District provides public educational services to over 20,000 students in the Greater Victoria Area, encompassing six municipalities. To provide this service, the District has a current operating budget of $260 million and employs approximately 3,500 staff; which includes, teachers, principals and vice-principals, support staff, psychologists, speech and language pathologists and exempt managerial staff.

Under the direction of the early learning and child care District Principal and reporting to the school administration, the ECE will work in kindergarten and/or kindergarten/grade one classrooms, planning and facilitating play based learning inquiries alongside the teacher. The classroom-based ECE is responsible for facilitating practices aligned with the BC Early Learning Framework. The classroom-based ECE will collaborate with the teacher partner(s) and school administration to create a support plan that is responsive to the school context and serves to strengthen each student’s personal developmental pathway.

Education and Experience:

• Certificate in Early Childhood Education (two year)
• Valid License issued by Community Care Facilities Branch BC
• Valid Child Safe First Aid Certificate
• One (1) year experience working with children in the early years (birth – 8 years)

Although this is currently an on-call position, it can lead to continuing employment in the future. This position falls within the CUPE 947 Collective Agreement at a pay rate of $31.83 per hour, plus 13% in lieu of benefits. For a complete job description, please click

Please send your cover letter, resume, proof of qualifications, as well as email contact information for three professional references, to:

Human Resource Services

Greater Victoria School District #61

By email:

While we appreciate all applications received, only those selected to be interviewed will be contacted.

This job is classed under Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

Early childhood educators plan, organize and implement programs for children between the ages of infancy and 12 years. Early childhood educator assistants provide care for infants and preschool- to school-age children under the guidance of early childhood educators. Early childhood educators and assistants lead children in activities to stimulate and develop their intellectual, physical and emotional growth and ensure their security and well-being. They are employed in child-care centres, daycare centres, kindergartens, agencies for exceptional children and other settings where early childhood education services are provided. Supervisors of early childhood educators and assistants are included in this unit group.

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