Employment Type: Full Time– Monday to Friday

Wage: $ 26.00/hr

Reports to: Indigenous Childcare Manager

Job Type: Full-time (35 hpw), Permanent, On-site

Job description

About FRAFCA:

The Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association is a non-profit organization that provides a diverse range of culturally safe and supportive services to Indigenous People residing in the Fraser Region. As a Friendship Center, we work to strengthen connections to culture, community and wellness and work from a decolonizing perspective. Our philosophy is to provide a culturally safe, collaborative wrap around model of care.

About Surrey:

The City of Surrey is one of 21 municipalities in Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. We are located on the Lower Mainland on the south side of the Fraser River and share a border with the United States of America. Surrey is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Salish Peoples, including

the qicəy (Katzie), qʷɑ:nƛən (Kwantlen), and Semiahma (Semiahmoo) land-based nations.

Why FRAFCA:

• Opportunity to work alongside cultural knowledge keepers & Elders

• Holistic, culturally safe, approaches to serving our clients and community

• Freedom to share and observe own cultural practices (i.e. smudging in the office)

• Access WorkBC Employers Training grants and other bursaries to fund training & other professional development

• Extended Health Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Travel) and Employee Assistance Plan after 3-months on continuous employment

• Paid vacation days (up to 25 days based on years of service)

• Offices located along main transportation routes (Main office closely location to the Skytrain station);

• Parking available on-site

As the Indigenous Early Childhood Educator Assistant, your duties will include:

Responsibility: Keep the Senior Educator informed about preschool operations or, in her absence, the Program Coordinator.

• Report any concerns that may arise to the Senior Educator.
• Participate in developing culturally based curriculum and emergent curriculum as necessary to meet the needs of the children, consistent with Aboriginal societal values.
• Participate in program planning.
• Implement emergent curriculum and developmentally appropriate activities and experiences by using observations of the children’s interests and abilities.
• Assist with planning, implementing, and supervising indoor and outdoor activities
• Assist with organizing the space, equipment, and materials before activities begin
• Assist with clean up
• Assist with snack and meal (pick-up from Senior’s centre)
• Follow all licensing requirements
• Observe and record the children’s developmental progress on an ongoing basis.
• Document and report the need for referrals or additional services for parents and children to the Senior Educator.
• Attend regular staff meetings.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the childcare’s children, families, and staff.
• Maintain professional development through workshops and conferences that are relevant to the field of ECE and Aboriginal language and culture.

Note: Staff attending all training endeavors, regardless of subject, are expected to abstain from the use of drugs or alcohol.

• Contribute to a positive team environment

Responsibility: Guide children’s behavior in a way that encourages positive self-development.

• Guide children positively, consistent with Aboriginal Head Start Childcare’s Guidance and Discipline Policy.
• Support children’s physical, social, emotional, creative, cognitive, and spiritual development.

Responsibility: Monitor the environment for health and safety.

• Follow the childcare’s health and safety procedures.
• Report all accidents, injuries and illnesses to the Senior Educator and record such incidents according to the relevant procedure.
• • Monitor the environment for hazards.
• • Be continually aware of children’s allergies and other special conditions.
• • Assist with children’s toileting needs as necessary.
• • Through classroom observation, monitor children’s general health on an on-going basis.

Responsibility: Communicate positively with parents.

• Treat parents respectfully always.
• Participate in PAC meetings, functions, and projects as required.
• Assist in parent-teacher meetings.
• Discuss the program’s daily events with parents.
• Convey information received from parents about children’s needs or routines to other staff as appropriate.
• Support parent participation in the program.

Responsibility: Keep accurate records.

• Follow reporting procedures for abuse as stated in the Child, Family and Community Services Act and in policy and procedure manuals FRAFCA and Aboriginal Head Start Childcare.
• Complete incident reports as required.
• Maintain staff communication logs.
• Maintain an arrival/departure recording system for the children.
• Maintain daily attendance records for children.
• Complete staff attendance records according to current procedures.
• Assist with administration of evaluation tools.
• Follow all reporting procedures outlined in the procedure1s manual.
• Observe daily interactions of children and adults and record these according to current procedures when appropriate.
• Provide appropriate information, suitable for monthly reports, to be prepared by the coordinator.

Responsibility: Contribute to the ongoing operation of the program.

• Participate in developing culturally based curriculum and emergent curriculum as necessary to meet the needs of the children, consistent with Aboriginal societal values.
• Participate in program planning.
• Implement emergent curriculum and developmentally appropriate activities and experiences by using observations of the children’s interests and abilities.
• Assist with planning, implementing, and supervising indoor and outdoor activities
• Assist with organizing the space, equipment, and materials before activities begin
• Assist with clean up
• Assist with snack and meal (pick-up from Senior’s centre)
• Follow all licensing requirements
• Observe and record the children’s developmental progress on an ongoing basis.
• Document and report the need for referrals or additional services for parents and children to the Senior Educator.
• Attend regular staff meetings.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the childcare’s children, families, and staff.
• Maintain professional development through workshops and conferences that are relevant to the field of ECE and Aboriginal language and culture.

Note: Staff attending all training endeavors, regardless of subject, are expected to abstain from the use of drugs or alcohol.

• Contribute to a positive team environment

Responsibility: Guide children’s behavior in a way that encourages positive self-development.

• Guide children positively, consistent with Aboriginal Head Start Childcare’s Guidance and Discipline Policy.
• Support children’s physical, social, emotional, creative, cognitive, and spiritual development.

Responsibility: Monitor the environment for health and safety.

• Follow the childcare’s health and safety procedures.
• Report all accidents, injuries and illnesses to the Senior Educator and record such incidents according to the relevant procedure.
• Monitor the environment for hazards.
• Be continually aware of children’s allergies and other special conditions.
• Assist with children’s toileting needs as necessary.
• Through classroom observation, monitor children’s general health on an on-going basis.

Responsibility: Communicate positively with parents.

• Treat parents respectfully always.
• Participate in PAC meetings, functions, and projects as required.
• Assist in parent-teacher meetings.
• Discuss the program’s daily events with parents.
• Convey information received from parents about children’s needs or routines to other staff as appropriate.
• Support parent participation in the program

Responsibility: Keep accurate records.

Assist with administration of evaluation tools.

Follow reporting procedures for abuse as stated in the Child, Family and Community Services Act and in policy and procedure manuals FRAFCA and Aboriginal Head Start Childcare.

Complete incident reports as required.

Maintain staff communication logs.

Maintain an arrival/departure recording system for the children.

Maintain daily attendance records for children.

Complete staff attendance records according to current procedures.

• Pursuant to S. 41 of the BC Human Rights code, preference may be given to Aboriginal Applicants.

We are committed to the National Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action. FRAFCA is engaged primarily in promoting or serving the interests of Indigenous peoples, FRAFCA prioritizes employment to Indigenous peoples. Preference will be given to Indigenous applicants, unless that preference or employment would constitute a discriminatory practice under the Canadian Human Rights Act.