Early Childhood Educator

Switzmalph Child Care Centre

4501 1st Ave SW

Salmon Arm, BC V1E 2Y9

POSITION TITLE: Early Childhood Educator (Salmon Arm)

SUPERVISOR: SWITZMALPH CHILD CARE CENTRE ADMINISTRATOR

TERM: FULL – TIME

Reference #: 2022 - 10

Job Summary:

Switzmalph Child Care Centre is seeking energetic and qualified full time Early Childhood Educators to work at our center. Positions available are for infant/toddler, preschool, and 3-5-year-old daycare programs. Early Childhood Educators will provide quality and inclusive programming in a group setting supporting children and families.

Experience:

• Planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences.
• Knowledge and understanding of cross-cultural issues that impact the Secwepemc First Nation community.
• Knowledge of the Community Care and Assisted living Act and Child Care Licensing Regulations.
• Demonstrating understanding of the development of children and their mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Demonstrating an understanding of inclusivity of children with special needs.
• Encouraging children’s learning and positive development of their self-concept.
• Appropriately guiding and supervising children in various settings.
• Supervising children’s indoor and outdoor activities ensuring required safety standards according to licensing are met.
• Possessing excellent written and oral skills as well as interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain healthy collaborative working relationships with members of staff, community, and other representatives from various organizations.

Education & Qualifications

• Demonstrated ongoing commitment to attend professional development courses annually
• Completion of an early childhood education certificate program
• Must have current first aid and food safe certificates
• Valid BC ECE certificate will be an asset.
• Clear criminal record check.

Conditions of Employment:

• A valid Early Childhood Education Certificate
• Criminal Record Clearance
• Valid First Aid Certificate
• Ability to obtain a doctor’s certificate ensuring health is adequate for position
• Letters of reference (3)
• Immunization Status
• Valid Food Safe certificate

Please submit: Cover Letter, Resume and References to the Neskonlith Indian Band. Attention: Ann-Marie Hampel, Administrator. Via Email: or Mail to: Neskonlith Indian Band, PO Box 318, Chase, BC VOE 1M0.

Deadline date for applications: Monday, October 17th, 2022 @ 4:15 pm.

**We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those applicants who are under consideration 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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