Child Care Teacher's Assistant CAS Pool

Job summary

The assistant is responsible for supporting the delivery of planned daily activities and monitoring children to ensure a healthy and safe environment. They must work cooperatively with staff to maintain program operations in accordance with the Early Years Act.

Job details

Requisition ID: 23745 Department: Community & Social Services Dept. Service: Children's Services Employment Type: Multiple casual positionsAffiliation: CUPE 503 - In/Out/NS Sal & Wage Salary Information: $25.600 - $29.953 per hour (2024 rates of pay)Location: Centre Éducatif Pinocchio, 111 Sussex Dr Job Category: Community and Social Services Application Close: 07/12/2026JOB SUMMARY Directly Operated Child Care Services is responsible for planning and managing the delivery and operations of Child Care programs and services delivered to the community through the Municipal Child Care Centres. You are responsible for assisting in the delivery of planned daily activities associated with the Child Care Centre’s programs, and the overall monitoring of children’s activities in providing a healthy and safe environment, in accordance with the Early Years Act. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Completion of Grade 10 Early Childhood Education Diploma (two year diploma) or an equivalency certificate provided by the Association of Early Childhood Education of Ontario (AECEO) is an asset. Less than 6 months of experience working with children 6 weeks to 10 years of age in a group setting such as a summer camp, recreational program, a field placement or child care centre Must meet requirements of the Day Nurseries Act as defined by the Ministry of Education CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES Current Standard First Aid, CPR and/or AED certificatesKNOWLEDGE Appropriate behaviour management techniques Fire, health and safety regulations Municipal center policies and procedures Knowledge of Human Right legislation, corporate and departmental policies, Employee Code of Conduct Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers. COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Communicate effectively with children, parents and staff Supervise children in their play activities and routines Demonstrates tact, discretion, and good judgment Adaptable to changing demands Demonstrates initiative and creativity Works cooperatively in a team setting Reliable, with a good record of attendance Demonstrates collaboration skills Self motivated and shows initiative Demonstrates patience in dealing with children Demonstrates maturity Current routine immunizations WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Language Requirement: Various language requirements, locations may require English only, French only OR Bilingual competencies. Some positions require English oral, reading, and writing. Some positions required French oral, reading and writing. Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted. You may initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement. Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements. Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions. Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire. The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation. Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the Employee Service Centre at 613-580-2424 extension 12211 or via email at esc-cse@ottawa.ca. .

What you’ll do

The assistant is responsible for supporting the delivery of planned daily activities and monitoring children to ensure a healthy and safe environment. They must work cooperatively with staff to maintain program operations in accordance with the Early Years Act.

Requirements

Candidates should have an Early Childhood Education diploma or equivalent and experience working with children in a group setting. Applicants must also possess current First Aid and CPR certifications and pass a Vulnerable Sector Check.

Listed skills

• Child supervision · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• safety monitoring · Preferred
• adaptability · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• First Aid · Preferred
• CPR · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Child supervision
• Behavior management
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Safety monitoring
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Patience
• Judgment
• Discretion
• Collaboration
• First aid
• CPR
• AED
• Employment Equity
• Tactfulness
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification
• First Aid Certification
• Planning
• Self-Motivation
• Working With Children
• Health and Safety Regulatory Compliance
• Automated External Defibrillator
• Multilingualism
• Management
• Social Work
• Creativity
• Disabilities
• English Language
• French Language
• Operations
• Proactivity

Job areas

• Social Services
• Education
• Government & Public Sector
• Child Care Assistant Teacher
• Preschool / Childcare Teacher
• Early Childhood Educators
• Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

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