Early childhood assistant

Davisville Care Programme Inc. situated in 50 Davisville Avenue, Toronto, ON M4S 1E8 is currently looking for applications for the role of Early childhood assistant who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate for this position will be expected to start work promptly. The available positions are for Permanent employment or Full time job. The shift times for this position are Evening and Early Morning.

Employer Name: Davisville Care Programme Inc.
Position: Early childhood assistant
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $23.92 hourly / 35 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: 50 Davisville Avenue, Toronto, ON M4S 1E8

Also hiring: Receptionist

Hiring: Early childhood assistant

Job Description

• The candidate will be responsible for assisting coworkers in housekeeping and cooking duties.
• The candidate must bathe, diaper, and feed infants and toddlers.
• The candidate will be responsible for storytelling.
• The candidate must assist early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote children’s physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development.
• The candidate must lead activities such as telling or reading stories, teaching songs, and taking children to local points of interest.
• The candidate must engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs, and preparing crafts.
• The candidate must guide and assist children in developing proper eating, dressing, and toilet habits.
• The candidate must prepare snacks and set up rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods.
• The candidate must observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural issues and prepare reports for parents, guardians, or supervisors.
• The candidate will be expected to discuss the children’s progress and problems at staff meetings.
• The candidate must attend staff meetings to discuss the progress and problems of the children.
• The candidate must plan and maintain an environment that protects children’s health, safety, and well-being.
• The candidate will be responsible for planning and coordinating activities for school-aged children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• The candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to 2 years of experience in a related industry.
• Fluency in Arabic, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu, Cantonese, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malay is an asset.
• The candidate must have Emergency child care first aid and CPR certification.
• The candidate must be punctual.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The candidate must have excellent oral communication skills.
• The candidate should be flexible.
• The candidate should have good judgemental skills.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate should give importance to values and ethics.
• The candidate must be creative.
• The candidate must be able to multitask.

Work site environment

• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
• The work site is non-smoking and air-conditioned.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in a child care centre, day nursery, or crèches, probably the most formal childcare setting.
• The candidate must work in kindergarten.
• The candidate should work in before and after-school programs to provide a safe, fun environment for all students to participate in academic, leisure, and recreational activities outside the traditional school day.
• The candidate should work in a daycare centre or nursery school; daycare centres also offer educational and recreational activities to help develop cognitive skills in children.

• The candidate should undergo a thorough criminal background check, medical examination, tuberculosis test, and vulnerable sector check.
• The candidate must have proof of immunization.

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have their own transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should have an eye for details.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
• The candidate must perform manual dexterity tasks.

Benefits

• Health and Other benefits will be provided to the selected candidate.
• Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive Dental plan and Health care plan.
• In addition to the Health benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive an available parking facility where employer provide parking to employee at a cost that is less than the fair market value of the parking space.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying, please utilize the provided options to submit your application.

By email

jobs.davisvillecare@outlook.com

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

• Cover letter
• References attesting experience