Job Description

Discovery Child Care Center Career Opportunity

Position

: Registered Early Childhood Educator

Job Type:

Full Time, Permanent

Location:

1 Thrushwood Drive, Barrie ON

Hours

: Up to 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday (Operating Hours Monday-Friday 8-530)

Rate of Pay:

TBD based on skills, qualifications, and experience

Anticipated Start Date:

September 21, 2020

About The Role:

At Discovery Child Care Center you will work as a Registered Early Childhood Educator alongside some of the most passionate, caring and dedicated educators in the industry. You will spend your days immersed in outdoor, natural environments and spend your time engaging and connecting children with nature. You will model a growth mindset through collaborative inquiry and share your passion with the natural world.You will strive for a deeper understanding of cultivating an ecological identity for children, families, educators, and the community. Educators in this role ensure they operate from respect, gratitude and awareness,for the natural world. They are passionate about life-long learning and possess resilience. They ensure that their daily contributions operate in alignment with our core values.

About You:

You are passionate about spending the majority of your days outdoors and see the value in connecting children with the natural world. You are inspired to bring quality early learning and care, emergent curriculum and life-long learning to the lives of children. You are positive, joyful, proactive, reflective, and creative in your pursuits of creating learning opportunities for children. You are passionate about building connections and engaging with children and families. You are registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators and possess the training and documents required by the Ministry of Education to work in a child care setting.

Some accountabilities associated with the role include:

-Understanding the goals and priorities of the organization and can articulate how your actions connect to these goals

- Leading by example and model a respect for nature to all children, co-workers, and families

-Taking responsibility for living Discovery's vision and values

-Setting goals, finding pathways to achieve those goals, and demonstrating autonomy

-Staying aligned with your values when facing tough decisions.

-Commit to developing nature based knowledge, wilderness skills, and personal connection to nature-Taking initiative vs. always waiting for direction. -You are a proactive, solutions focused problem solver

-Showing gratitude for my colleagues, children, leadership, community, and natural world

-Ensuring the safety of children by facilitating risk assessment and mitigation strategies

-Planning and implementing play based experiences surrounding children's interests.

-Observing and documenting children's learning.

To Apply

Directly through Indeed advertisement or,

Applicants must upload your cover letter, resume, and pertinent documents through our "Careers" section on our website at:

Experience:

-1-2 years of childcare or teaching experience (Preferred)

-1-2 years' experience working in a licensed childcare environment (Preferred)

-1-2 years experience working in an outdoor, natural environment an asset

-Qualifications and professional development pertaining to Nature Based Pedagogy an asset and an expectation upon hiring

-Completion of Forest School Practitioners Course an asset

Education and Certifications:

Early Childhood Education Diploma or Degree (Required)
Standard First Aid/CPR Level C (Required)

New and original Vulnerable Sector Check within the last 6 months (Required)

Updated Immunizations/ Refusal of Affidavit (Required)

Registration "In Good Standing" with the College of Early Childhood Educators (Required)

Language:

Proficient written, verbal, and comprehension: English (Required)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $23.00-$26.00 per hour

Licence/Certification:

RECE (required) CRC/VSC (required) Immunization Record (required) Standard First Aid/CPR-C (required)
Location:

Barrie, ON (required)
Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-09-15