ECE Assistant- The Alex Early Care & Learning Center
Top Benefits
About the role
Requisition Number: ECEAS002115
Type: Internal & External Candidates - Part-Time (Indeterminate)
Hours of Work: Avg. 18 hours per week; Days (Monday, Wednesday & Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Compensation: $19.68 per hour. Plus, a generous leave, benefits and pension package.
Program & Location: The Alex Early Care & Learning Center–Coquitlam
Union: BC Government Employee’s Union (BCGEU)- This position requires union membership
Deadline: By noon, Thursday September 11th, 2025 About Us Atira Women's Resource Society, an award-winning non-profit organization known for its inclusionary hiring practices and where a job is more than a pay cheque. We offer the opportunity to work alongside a remarkable group of women working to make the world a more just place, one woman, one child, one home, one job at a time.
We believe childcare should foster the development of the whole child – socially, physically, intellectually, creatively and emotionally and it is with these principles in mind that we designed The Alex Early Care & Learning Centre, our brand new inclusive licensed child care center in Coquitlam.
About Job Provide quality, inclusive childcare services for young children in a group setting at Atira’s Early Care & Learning Centres to be delivered in a manner consistent with delivered in a manner consistent with Atira Women’s Resource Society’s Mission, Vision, Values and feminist-based philosophy. Maintains a strong working relationship with and awareness of parallel agencies and groups in the community, and has specific knowledge regarding available community resources, non-profit, government and private. Holds the confidentiality of the organization and its clients as sacrosanct and respects this confidentiality absolutely.
The job requires knowledge of the Community Care, Assisted Living Act, Childcare Licensing Regulation and Knowledge of the Early Learning Childcare Framework and the ECEBC Code of Conduct.
About You
- You embrace Atira’s mission, vision, values and philosophy.
- You want to collaborate with a team to plan and implement quality programs for young children, maintain healthy relationships and communicate effectively and respectfully with children, families and other team members.
- You believe in and respect the competency of young children.
- You understand the impact our interactions and relationships with children have on their development, learning, sense of identity and overall well-being.
- You are aware of the expectations and requirements of Community Care Licensing.
- You work within the ECEBC Code of Ethics.
Resumes from qualified First Nations, Métis and or Inuk women are encouraged, as are resumes from Black women, women of colour, trans women, women who are disabled and women from other equity seeking groups. Fluency in a language(s) other than English is an asset.
Additional Requisites/Assets
- Grade 12
- One (1) year recent related experience is an asset.
- Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience in a childcare facility.
- ECE Assistant Certificate & license to practice are required
- A valid child oriented First Aid certificate is required
- Food Safe Certificate is a requirement
- All positions are subject to a criminal record check, including vulnerable sector (Paid by Atira)
Application Process Provide a cover letter with a current resume describing how you meet or exceed the above-noted qualifications. Resumes with a Cover Letter unique to Atira are guaranteed a review. Candidates who lack the experience and qualifications set out in the posting may not be considered, although an exceptional cover letter and transferable skills may overcome lack of experience for some positions. Please go to atira.bc.ca/careers for a current list of postings.
About Atira Women's Resource Society
Our mission at Atira Women's Resource Society is twofold: to provide direct services to women and children fleeing violence, and to raise awareness of all forms of gendered violence through education and advocacy.
Since 1983, Atira has offered safe and supportive housing to women and children impacted by violence, as well as a range of services in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Burnaby, Surrey, White Rock, and Richmond.
These services include: long-term and transitional housing, shelter programs, housing outreach and homelessness prevention programs, outreach to senior women and First Nations, Metis and Inuit women affected by violence, support for parents and children who witness abuse, legal support, Stopping the Violence counseling, the 16-step program, and self-employment initiatives.
Our programs are accessible to anyone who identifies and lives full time as a woman and who experiences gendered violence and misogyny, including trans, two spirit and intersex women and or those who identify with a femme of centre non-binary gender.
Critical to the development of our programs and services, Atira's work is informed by the understanding that women's experience of violence often intersects with poverty, racism, substance use, and lack of support for mothering. We also recognize that in addition to providing safety and respect, all of our programs must invite and encourage women’s collaboration and that women must have the opportunity to be active participants in all of our services.
Every woman and child has the right to live without abuse. To learn more about Atira's philosophy, mission, and work in the Metro Vancouver Area, please visit www.atira.bc.ca
ECE Assistant- The Alex Early Care & Learning Center
Top Benefits
About the role
Requisition Number: ECEAS002115
Type: Internal & External Candidates - Part-Time (Indeterminate)
Hours of Work: Avg. 18 hours per week; Days (Monday, Wednesday & Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Compensation: $19.68 per hour. Plus, a generous leave, benefits and pension package.
Program & Location: The Alex Early Care & Learning Center–Coquitlam
Union: BC Government Employee’s Union (BCGEU)- This position requires union membership
Deadline: By noon, Thursday September 11th, 2025 About Us Atira Women's Resource Society, an award-winning non-profit organization known for its inclusionary hiring practices and where a job is more than a pay cheque. We offer the opportunity to work alongside a remarkable group of women working to make the world a more just place, one woman, one child, one home, one job at a time.
We believe childcare should foster the development of the whole child – socially, physically, intellectually, creatively and emotionally and it is with these principles in mind that we designed The Alex Early Care & Learning Centre, our brand new inclusive licensed child care center in Coquitlam.
About Job Provide quality, inclusive childcare services for young children in a group setting at Atira’s Early Care & Learning Centres to be delivered in a manner consistent with delivered in a manner consistent with Atira Women’s Resource Society’s Mission, Vision, Values and feminist-based philosophy. Maintains a strong working relationship with and awareness of parallel agencies and groups in the community, and has specific knowledge regarding available community resources, non-profit, government and private. Holds the confidentiality of the organization and its clients as sacrosanct and respects this confidentiality absolutely.
The job requires knowledge of the Community Care, Assisted Living Act, Childcare Licensing Regulation and Knowledge of the Early Learning Childcare Framework and the ECEBC Code of Conduct.
About You
- You embrace Atira’s mission, vision, values and philosophy.
- You want to collaborate with a team to plan and implement quality programs for young children, maintain healthy relationships and communicate effectively and respectfully with children, families and other team members.
- You believe in and respect the competency of young children.
- You understand the impact our interactions and relationships with children have on their development, learning, sense of identity and overall well-being.
- You are aware of the expectations and requirements of Community Care Licensing.
- You work within the ECEBC Code of Ethics.
Resumes from qualified First Nations, Métis and or Inuk women are encouraged, as are resumes from Black women, women of colour, trans women, women who are disabled and women from other equity seeking groups. Fluency in a language(s) other than English is an asset.
Additional Requisites/Assets
- Grade 12
- One (1) year recent related experience is an asset.
- Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience in a childcare facility.
- ECE Assistant Certificate & license to practice are required
- A valid child oriented First Aid certificate is required
- Food Safe Certificate is a requirement
- All positions are subject to a criminal record check, including vulnerable sector (Paid by Atira)
Application Process Provide a cover letter with a current resume describing how you meet or exceed the above-noted qualifications. Resumes with a Cover Letter unique to Atira are guaranteed a review. Candidates who lack the experience and qualifications set out in the posting may not be considered, although an exceptional cover letter and transferable skills may overcome lack of experience for some positions. Please go to atira.bc.ca/careers for a current list of postings.
About Atira Women's Resource Society
Our mission at Atira Women's Resource Society is twofold: to provide direct services to women and children fleeing violence, and to raise awareness of all forms of gendered violence through education and advocacy.
Since 1983, Atira has offered safe and supportive housing to women and children impacted by violence, as well as a range of services in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Burnaby, Surrey, White Rock, and Richmond.
These services include: long-term and transitional housing, shelter programs, housing outreach and homelessness prevention programs, outreach to senior women and First Nations, Metis and Inuit women affected by violence, support for parents and children who witness abuse, legal support, Stopping the Violence counseling, the 16-step program, and self-employment initiatives.
Our programs are accessible to anyone who identifies and lives full time as a woman and who experiences gendered violence and misogyny, including trans, two spirit and intersex women and or those who identify with a femme of centre non-binary gender.
Critical to the development of our programs and services, Atira's work is informed by the understanding that women's experience of violence often intersects with poverty, racism, substance use, and lack of support for mothering. We also recognize that in addition to providing safety and respect, all of our programs must invite and encourage women’s collaboration and that women must have the opportunity to be active participants in all of our services.
Every woman and child has the right to live without abuse. To learn more about Atira's philosophy, mission, and work in the Metro Vancouver Area, please visit www.atira.bc.ca