Early Childhood Educator

Eskasoni Headstart Program

We are seeking two Early Childhood Educators (ECE’s) to add to our Headstart team.  Our Early Childhood Educators will be working from our new location with children aged 18 months to school age.  

Duties will include contributing to class activity programming, outings, routine classroom maintenance, tidying, cleaning in concordance with the NS COVID-19 public health recommendations for childcare, ensuring all day-to-day licensing requirements are maintained as well as our policies of best practice are followed.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive attitude, be a self-starter, self-motivated and reliable. We practice extending learning through play; you will need to think on your toes, be able to create and extend learning opportunities as they arise and plan for future activities based on the interests observed in the classroom.

The Headstart program supports learning and development needs of young children living in Eskasoni and focuses on:

• Mi’kmaq Culture and Language

• Education

• Health Promotion

• Parental Family Involvement

• Nutrition

• Social Support

Requirements:

• Completed Level 1-3 in concordance with NS classification services.

• Be aware and understand NS regulations for Early childhood centres

• Criminal record check  

• Child Abuse registry (in Nova Scotia) check

• CPR-C (Infant and child)

• A license to practice (classification) is a legal requirement to work in a licensed childcare centre, family home day care agency or pre-primary program.

• Ability to speak Mi’kmaq

Job Type: Full-time, Monday to Friday

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL FILLED:

Please forward your resume and cover letter to:

Maxine Stevens, Human Resource Officer

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.