Company:
Campbell River and District Association for Community Living
Details:
The Supported Child Development Program Support Worker will provide services that may include providing extra staffing support to a child care centre in order for children with extra support needs to fully participate in the child care settings chosen by their families; working as a team member with child care setting staff and with all the children and families providing general support to the whole program to ensure effective inclusion of the children. The uniqueness of this program requires the Support Worker to take direction from the Supervisors of the regulated Child Care settings.
This position is permanent part-time: 6hrs a week with the possibility of hours being increased.
Application deadline: December 7, 2018
Qualifications & Experience:
• Required: Early Childhood Educator and current BC License to Practice as
an Early Childhood Educator
• Preferred: Early Childhood Education Special Educator and current BC
License to Practice as an Early Childhood Education Special Educator.
• 3 years prior job related experience working in inclusive child care
settings.
• Current First Aid and CPR
• Negative TB Test
• Physician’s Approval to complete duties assigned
• Current Criminal Record Check resulting in a "no risk" rating
SKILLS & ABILITIES
• Strong oral communication and organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to provide a calm, healthy, responsive relationship with the child.
• Ability to establish and maintain supportive, collaborative relationships with
families and setting staff.
• To work independently and efficiently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to maintain a positive, professional, non-judgmental attitude.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.