EMPLOYER: Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre
JOB DESCRIPTION:
**ON HOLD*
Casual Child Minder
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the Manager, EarlyON Child and Family Centre, the Child Minder provides child care while parents/caregivers participate in WOCRC programs, services and workshops throughout Kanata, West Carleton, and Goulbourn. Child Minders are responsible for ensuring a safe and stimulating environment for children under the age of twelve. Parents/caregivers of the children will be onsite and available during child minding periods.
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre operates under the following guiding beliefs:
- Empowerment
- Equity
- Partnership
- Innovation
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Provide child care while parents/caregivers attend programs and workshops across various WOCRC programs
- Ensuring parent/caregiver check-in and child sign-in;
- Setting up and cleaning up of play areas;
- Serving snack;
- Providing stimulating, age appropriate activities;
- Maintaining a safe, secure environment;
- Modeling appropriate child guidance techniques;
- Prepare and maintain client and information files
- Prepare and maintain all necessary documentation and statistics related to responsibilities and duties
All WOCRC employees have some fundamental responsibilities that go beyond the confines of their occupations. These include:
- Ensuring that the commitment to diversity is understood and respected. This includes diversity of culture, language, faith expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic resources and degrees of physical (dis)ability;
- Working in a manner that incorporates health promotion and recognizes the determinants of health;
- Maintaining up-to-date professional skills and knowledge through formal and informal training;
- Acting as an �ambassador� for WOCRC within and outside the Centre by creating an awareness of WOCRC programs and promoting services offered;
- Compliance with all mandated legal/regulatory requirements related to working at WOCRC (Employment Standards Act, Occupational Health and Safety, standards of professional conduct);
- Maintaining awareness of and compliance with WOCRC policies and procedures;
- Maintaining awareness of and compliance with funder requirements, policies,
procedures and regulations;
- Working in a manner that preserves confidentiality and seeks to minimize risk in keeping with Privacy and Confidentiality Policies and Procedures;
- Supporting the Centre�s student and volunteer placement programs;
- Working during both regular and extended hours of operation in locations identified by the Centre;
- Perform other related duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience or education in caring for children;
- Demonstrated knowledge of child development, age appropriate games and activities.
- Ability to communicate clearly;
- First Aid/CPR Certified;
- Ability to travel throughout our catchment area (Kanata, West Carleton and Goulbourn)
- Valid driver�s license and access to a vehicle required, including $2 million in liability insurance
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work flexible hours as this is a casual position, including daytime, evenings and weekends.
LANGUAGE
- Ability to communicate fluently in English, spoken and written
- Bilingualism (English and French) an asset
- Ability to communicate in other languages reflective of our population served an asset
Salary: $15.30 per hour
Please apply via the online portal using this link: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=1eac3bbd-e0f8-4f7a-9ef6-5e1292fade30&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=308144&source=CC3&lang=en_CA
START DATE: 04/01/2020