PROGRAM AREA: Family Support

HOURS OF WORK: 5 hours per week plus relief

Our Vision

A community without barriers to health and wellbeing.

Our Mission

We reduce health inequities by providing inter-professional primary health services and community programs, focused on our priority populations, in collaboration with community partners.

Our Values

Innovation, Accountability, Person-Centred, Health Promotion, Excellence, Sustainability, Accessibility

Principal Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe, positive enriching environment for children through play and age-appropriate activities
• Engage in active observation of children's play ensuring that this observation and pedagogical documentation are the basis for program planning
• Assists with program planning and implementing program activities with staff person in program
• Ensures the rooms are properly set up for each session
• Ensure accurate records are kept of all programs including: attendance record, sign-in sheets, registration forms, privacy forms, and incident reports
• Provides guidance, encouragement and support to volunteers and student placements
• Role models positive child-adult interactions during group sessions
• Welcomes and communicates with parents as needed about issues relevant to their child (i.e. behaviors, information about resources, referring to other services, etc.)
• Ensures program space is cleaned up after each session, and that mouthed toys are disinfected
• Follows Guelph CHC's Actions, Beliefs and Commitments
• Participate in ongoing professional development to keep up to date with best practices
• Engage in reflective practice with team members
• Maintain a positive rapport with parents, co-workers, student teachers and professionals with in the organization and host sites

Working Environment

• Varies from site to site with locations all over Guelph & Wellington County
• Noise levels may be moderate to high
• Moderate to high stress for intermittent periods depending on number and nature of children present
• Multi-tasking pressures required during program

Required Qualifications

• Registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators
• Experience working with groups of children and parents
• A working understanding of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014
• Working knowledge of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice as stipulated by the College of Early Childhood Educator
• Working knowledge of "How Does Learning Happen? Ontario's Pedagogy for the Early Years"
• Good communication and listening skills with both children and adults
• Highly motivated and energetic, reliable and committed
• Understand the need for confidentiality in dealing with clients
• Experience with MS Office
• Access to vehicle

Please visit our website at www.guelphchc.ca and apply using the online application tool.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date.

We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. If at any stage in the selection process you require special accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.