Job Details
About Us:
Island Kids Academy is owned and operated by a group of energetic, educated women who recognize the valuable service that quality child care can provide to families with young children.
Marcia, Badi’ih, and Lisa met while completing their Bachelor's Degree in Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria, and collectively they have extensive and diverse experience in the fields of child care, family support and youth and family counseling.
All three directors are working moms, and have watched their own children benefit from high-quality childcare. They firmly believe in providing an enriching experience for children while giving invaluable support for working families.
At Island Kids Academy, our staff are highly qualified professionals with their license in Early Childhood Education and/or other related training.
We offer a 1 to 4 ratio in the infant/toddler rooms and a 1 to 8 ratio in the pre-school rooms.
Each program is lead by a dynamic supervisor that works alongside their incredible team ensuring that each child is having a positive, nurturing, and enriching experience on a daily basis. There is also a manager located at each of the three centers. These managers have been a part of the Island Kids Academy team for many years and exemplify the very essence of the standard of care that Island Kids Academy continually upholds.
Job Description:
Position: Early Childhood Educator
Vacancy: 4
Working Hours: 35 Hours per week
Wage: 17.00 to 20 CAD per hour, (to be negotiated)
Job Offer Type: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits: Dental, disability, and extended medical after 3 months probation period.
2 CAD per hour of wage enhancement benefits provided by the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Work Location: 286 Island Highway, Victoria, BC V9B1G5
Main duties:
• Design and create learning programs to meet children’s physical, intellectual, social, cultural, creative and emotional needs.
• Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security, and well-being of children.
• Maintain and update the individual record of children handled taking note of the program’s positive and negative results.
• Develop listening, comprehensive skills using approved subjects in storytelling, role-playing, games, music and art activities.
• Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and washroom habits.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues and community service providers working with children.
• Regularly communicate with parents and guardians regarding their children’s development needs and learning process.
Job Requirement:
License:
– British Columbia Early Childhood Educator Basic Certificate Required,
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to less than 2 years
Experience: Experience an asset
Ability to Supervise: 3 to 4 people
Security and Safety: Criminal record check, Immunization Record.
Transportation/Travel Information: Public transportation is available
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:
Physically demanding, Attention to detail, Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal Suitability:
Punctuality, Excellent written communication, Values, and ethics, Reliability, Dependability, Team player
Additional Skills:
Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers, Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records, Maintain daycare equipment and assist in housekeeping and cooking duties, Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children, Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours, Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants
Children’s Ages
Newborn (including expecting mother), Infant (3 months – 11 months), 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years.
Work Setting: Child care center
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