Infant and Child Development Worker

General Service responsibilities:  To assist in the planning and deliver the child care programs for the Bethany Hope Centre within the applicable legal, financial and safety framework.

Working Relationship(s)

• Collaborate with the staff team in Children’s Services
• Directly supervised by the Director of Child and Youth Development
• Support the volunteer and placement students in the room

Responsibilities and Activities

• Planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate age based activities according to skill and learning levels that promote social interaction and personal development
• Support the scheduling of child care spots and interact with parents regarding space available in the childcare room
• Provide on-going feedback and engagement with parents on child’s development and behavior
• Ensure that all information about children, family, staff, visitors and volunteers are strictly confidential and recorded in the database as per policy and protocol
• Support parent/child intakes and child development assessments as required
• Role model appropriate behaviours and attitudes supporting growth and promoting change for the child and family
• Participate in ongoing training in the areas of trauma and infant/child mental health
• Provide emergency first aid and complete reports and files incident reports as required
• Provide and prepare healthy snacks
• Maintain facility cleanliness, tidiness
• Performs other duties as assigned

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

Minimum Education Level Attained:  The successful job applicant will have completed high school, plus at least a specialization in Early Childhood Education Assistant course, or equivalent (ie. Child and Youth Worker, Social Service Worker, full ECE)

Special Licenses, Diplomas, Certifications or Requirements:

The successful applicant will ideally have/hold:

• Registered Early Childhood Education Assistant or registered with equivalent association (ie. CYC association)
• Certified in Infant/Child Mental Health an asset

The successful applicant must have or be able to attain in advance of start date:

• Current First Aid/CPR (within 2 years)
• Criminal Police Check (within 3 months)

Minimum Experience:

• More than three months prior related experience, including experience in a child care environment
• Trauma informed and infant/child mental health training an asset

Physical effort/Dexterity Required:

The job requires lifting/moving equipment and children, and room set-up, active involvement with children for most of the day, occasional computer work, cleaning the facility and putting up wall displays.  The incumbent is required to lift more than 20 pounds.

Concentration Required:

The job requires attentive listening, preparing materials, crafts, program planning.

HOURS:  22 hours/week

The Salvation Army will accommodate candidates as required under applicable human rights legislation.  If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of your requirements.

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Internal Applicants, please advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.

The Salvation Army will accommodate candidates as required under applicable human rights legislation.   If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of your requirements. 

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Internal Applicants, please advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.