Job Type: Supply Contract

Durham Region Programs Include:

- Bowmanville (Holy Family)
- Courtice (Mother Teresa's)
- Orono
- Charles Bowman
- Monsignor Leo Cleary
- Harold Longworth
- Good Shepherd

About Us:

For more than forty years, our organization has been growing and evolving. Over those years we’ve expanded our vision of early learning and child care, enhanced our learning environments to truly honour our belief in children as competent and full of wonder, worked to develop an organizational culture that is strength-based and creates opportunities for growth and development for all of us, deepened our understanding of the principles of organizational democracy, provided care for thousands of children and their families, and experienced the growth of our organization from the three original to over 500 people working together on behalf of children and families.

About the role:

At Compass ELC you will work as a Supply Educator alongside some of the most passionate, caring, and dedicated educators in the industry. As a supply educator, you will have the ability to pick up shifts through our supply registry system to support our Durham Region teams. You will spend your time engaging, connecting, and learning alongside children, families, community partners, and co-workers. You are passionate about early learning and care, emergent curriculum, and life-long learning. You are energetic, resourceful, and creative in your pursuits of creating learning opportunities, building connections, and engaging with children and families.

Hours will be based on the needs and funding of the program. Our supply educators do not have any guaranteed hours but do have the availability to work up to 40 hours pending their availability and program need.

Some accountabilities associated with the role include:

- Available to pick up at least 3 supply shifts per month.
- Plan, lead and guide interest-based experiences throughout the day surrounding children's interests.
- Observing and documenting children's learning.
- Building relationships with families and including them in the learning process.
- Working as part of a team with Co-workers, Families, Community Partners and Children.
- Ensuring the safety of staff and children by learning and acknowledging all children's diverse needs, and backgrounds, and creating equitable opportunities for all children to engage.
- Demonstrating respect for spaces by ensuring the safety and cleanliness of all equipment, furniture, and materials.

Skills and Qualifications:

- Is familiar with the Child Care Early Years Act, and licensing standards in a childcare program.
- Has experience working/volunteering with children and youth.
- Possesses the training and documents required by the Ministry of Education, Compass Early Learning and Care, and the Child Care Early Years Act to work in a childcare setting:
- Clear Police Vulnerable Sector Check
- Standard First Aid and CPR Level C
- Updated immunization records (Or a signed and notarized refusal of affidavit or medical exemption).
- Fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (* Applications for exemptions will be considered only for the protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code – disability (medical) and creed (religious). Accommodations, if granted, may vary from person to person and are not guaranteed).
- Registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators, or has a post-secondary degree in a similar field (i.e. Child and Youth Care, Recreation and Leisure, Bachelor of Education, etc.) Click here to enter text.

How to Apply:

Please send your resume and cover letter to careers@compasselc.com.

To address issues of systemic inequity within our communities, we strongly encourage individuals from communities and groups that have historically been disadvantaged and/or marginalized, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, Indigenous Peoples of Canada, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, individuals who identify as women and/or gender diverse, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and persons with lived or living experience of homelessness to apply.

In keeping with Compass Early Learning & Care's commitment to providing service in a manner that is accessible to all, reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants upon request. We are committed to reducing barriers to employment and we encourage you to bring your true or whole self and way of being to the interview process. We welcome differences and we are happy to make meetings accessible based on your needs. Please contact Human Resources at 705-749-3488 ext. 217, hrteam@compasselc.com, or careers@compasselc.com.

Additional Information

2022 Educator Rates per Hour:

- Educators registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators or Equivalent have a starting rate of $21.10
- Starting rate for non-RECEs is $20.10
- Premiums of up to 2.75 will be applied to eligible positions
- Eligible split shift/school-age shifts will be provided with a $0.75 increase (not including summer camp, March break, or PA Day shifts)
- Eligible positions will be provided with a $2 wage enhancement

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $20.10-$21.10 per hour

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