Childcare Assistant ( Enhanced staff/Inclusion support staff)
Childcare Assistant ( Enhanced staff/Inclusion support staff)
Full Description
Epiphany Children’s Centre is currently looking for an enhanced staff (inclusion support staff) to work with children requiring additional support.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Sound knowledge of Licensing practices.
- Monitor and implement the individual Program Plan, meeting goals and making sure adaptations are made and implemented into the daily program and routines to meet the goals.
- Knowledge of developmental milestones, to ensure appropriate planning and adaptation of the program for the child to be able to fully participate.
- Making consistent observations and modifying the program as needed for the chid to be able to participate.
- Communication with experts involved with the child to help in developmental progress.
- Maintaining a high level of confidentiality, ethical and professional behaviour.
- Keeping all staff informed on developmental progress of the children so all staff can work together as a team.
- Aware of use of specialised equipment - wheel chair, iPad communicator, communicating with child using cochlear implants.
- Be able to use different learning styles- audio, visual, kinesthetic, throughout the program, to ensure the child can fully participate.
- Being a good role model in inclusive practices.
The Ideal Candidate Is
Requirements
- Current First Aid/CPR
- Criminal record and Child Abuse Registry clearance.
- Minimum three years experience in gastrostomy feeding (G-Tube) of children between the ages of 2 – 6yrs.
- Experience working with children using cochlear implants
- Experience working with children using iPad communicator.
- Completion of 40 hr course as required by ELCC.
- Ability to communicate with children and parents of various social and cultural backgrounds.
- Ability to record developmental progress and submitting to parents and experts.
- Ability to lift minimum 30lbs
- Being able to bend, stand for long periods of time.
Contact Information
Please email resumes to:
We thank all applicants, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.