EarlyON Program Facilitator
EarlyON Program Facilitator
Reporting to the Supervisor of Early Years and Child Care, the EarlyON Program Facilitator is responsible for creating learning environments that reflect effective practices; facilitating responsive and interactive programs with parents/caregivers and their children up to the age developmentally of 6 years and providing relevant information and referrals to families in Dufferin County. Duties also include, but are not limited to, administrative requirements, community training, collaboration with community agencies and committees, and attendance at community outreach events.
What you’ll do
- Respond to interests of children, creating learning environments for children to engage in play-based learning, and take cues from children
- Create an inclusive environment, being mindful and supportive of children with additional needs
- Planning and facilitating age specific programs and special events in centre, outdoors and virtually
- Facilitate and plan for all aspects of all workshops hosted by EarlyON staff
- Provide child minding/programming while parent/caregivers attend workshops and targeted programs
- Welcome families to the EarlyON Centre(s), be available if they need extra support or help is needed
- Maintain effective relationships with families, respecting confidentiality for all
- Supporting families/caregivers by providing agency referrals and contact information as well as resources that reflect “best practices” in the early years
- Engage parents/caregivers in discussions regarding their child’s development and learning
- Conduct administrative duties including: welcoming families for each visit and maintaining program attendance records, conducting orientations with new families; providing and documenting referrals; data entry of participants and outreach efforts;
- Open and close site(s) – including but not limited to room set-up, opening and closing the OneHSN Kiosk and general operating duties
- Maintain a clean, safe work site by following health and safety practices
- Participate in ongoing training to ensure up to date working practices for compliance with the early years sector, municipal and provincial requirements
- Adhere to the College of ECE’s Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics and maintain good standing
- Attend divisional, departmental and sector specific meetings as required
- Other duties as assigned
- Post secondary degree or diploma in Early Childhood Education
- Member of the College of ECE, in good standing
- Standard First Aid Certification (or willing to attain within first month)
- Safe Food Handler’s Certification (or willing to attain within first month)
- Minimum 1 year in the Early Years field
- Ability to coach and mentor in an inclusive, collaborative manner
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and critical reflection skills
- Strong presentation planning and implementation skills
- Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work with a diverse client group in aprofessional manner
- Sound knowledge of “How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate records.
- Effective time management and decision-making skills
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Possession of a valid Driver’s License, a clear drivers abstract and access to independenttransportation to travel between work sites/outreach events as required.
- Must provide clear criminal reference check including vulnerable sector screening.