
Education Department - Sum yaz Daycare
Position Summary:
Tl’azt’en Nation Education is seeking one (1) Infant/Toddler Educator for the Sum Yaz Daycare
Qualifications:
- Early Childhood Education and Infant/Toddler License to practice
- Emergency Childcare First Aid and CPR
- Criminal Record Check – Vulnerable Section
- Medical and Immunization Clearance
- Program delivery experience in the community social services sector
- Experience in early childhood development and childcare essential
- Ability to communicate effectively on phone, email and in person
- Interpersonal skills, supportive and advocacy skills
- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word, and Outlook
- Ability to work independently and as part of the team
Duties:
- Maintain an open, friendly and cooperative relationship with each child and family
- Promote parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationship
- Respond quickly in a soothing and tender manner to infants’ cries or calls of distress
- Maintain a safe and clean environment
- Respond consistently to infants’ needs for food and comfort
- Provide children with opportunity to allow them to develop curiosity, initiative, problem solving skills, and creativity
- Responsible for constant supervision, safety and wellbeing of all children enrolled at Sum Yaz Daycare
- Preparing and implementing stimulating age-appropriate activities that encourage children’s creativity and learning
- Attend to children’s physical needs for toileting, diapering, eating and sleeping as promptly as possible
- Perform other related duties as required by supervisor and/or manager
- Abide by Tl’azt’en Nation Policies and Procedures, Code of Ethics
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:
- Child development theories and practices
- Policies and procedures to ensure children are always supervised and safe
- Program Development, implementation, and evaluation
- An understanding of Carrier First Nations and Culture
Cover letter and Resume maybe submitted to:
Only those qualified will be contacted for an interview
Georgina Alexis. Education Manager
PO Box 2167 Fort St James, BC V0J 1P0
Fax: 250-648-3288
To apply for this job email your details to georgina.alexis@tlazten.bc.ca