RECE Operations Co Culture Lead - CELC Charles Bowman

Location: CELC Charles Bowman - Bowmanville, Ontario

Hours: 35 hours per week - Split Shift 

• Shifts will be split shifts during the school year for before and after school programming


• Full days during PA days, Winter break, March break, and Summer.


• Additional hours required in between shifts at the Durham Admin office to focus on Operations tasks / responsibilities

Job Type: Contract for 1 year

Anticipated Start Date: September 8, 2026 

Internal Applicants Please Apply By: August 14, 2026

External Applicants Please Apply By: August 21, 2026

Hiring Declarations

Compass Early Learning and Care does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make hiring decisions. We value authentic applications that accurately reflect each candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications. Applicants are responsible for ensuring all information submitted is truthful and represents their own work and experience.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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 700 people working together on behalf of children and families.

About this role:

At Compass ELC, you will work as an Operations and Co-Culture Lead alongside some of the industry's most passionate, caring, and dedicated educators. You will spend your time engaging, connecting, and learning alongside children, families, community partners and co-workers. You will support the operational and licensing requirements within the program in support of the Operations, Human Relations, and Finance teams and work as a co-active lead with the Pedagogical Culture Lead. You will model and grow a perspective of equity and strive for a deeper understanding of cultural awareness.

This unique hybrid role combines 50% in-ratio program support with 50% out-of-ratio Operational Lead accountabilities, working in partnership with the Pedagogical Co-Lead. Through a collaborative co-leadership approach, the Operational Lead builds and maintains strong relationships with children, families, educators, school partners, and the broader community. The role balances direct program engagement with networking, collaboration, and organizational accountabilities both onsite and at the Durham Administration Office.

• Work a 7-hour day, balancing responsibilities and accountabilities during program hours


• Be available to support full-day programming during PA Days, Winter Break, March Break, Summer Programs, and other school closure periods.


• Support, mentor, and coach educators, families, and children in understanding and responding to the unique and diverse needs of all children.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lives into and supports a kind, caring, and joyful work environment. 
  


• Facilitate and participate in staff meetings.


• Attend Admin network meetings and All Leads meetings


• Support a culture of collaboration, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. 


• Administer payroll, billing, subsidy reconciliations, maintain staff files, and coordinate staffing needs. 


• Support succession planning for both children and staff.


• Supports a successful implementation of the program budget in partnership with the team, co-leads, and finance. 


• Adhere and support Ministry Licensing and Reporting Guidelines, CELC policies, and procedures.


• Build and maintain relationships with children, families, colleagues, volunteers, students, community partners, and school employees.


• Maintain the safety and cleanliness of equipment, furniture, and materials.


• Welcome new team members, families, and children into the program.

Benefits: 

• Competitive wages (Provincial Wage Enhancements) 


• Mandatory Defined Pension Plan - 3% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution. 


• Health and dental benefits, paramedical coverage, and EFAP (Sparrow)


• Health Savings Account (HSA)- $500.00 per year


• Professional Development Opportunities (internal and External) (12 hours per year


• compensated in time in lieu if completed outside work hours)


• Reduced Child Care Expenses (20% discount)


• Paid RECE membership dues.


• Paid Time Off - starting at 4% vacation accrued annually on hours worked and 4% personal sick time accrued annually on hours worked


• Unpaid Time - an option for permanent staff to purchase up to 4 weeks unpaid time that is prorated off of 24 pays 

Skills and Qualifications

• Registered and in good standing with the College of Early Childhood Educators.


• Strong disposition towards administration, organization, research, and inquiry.


• Comfortable with technology and learning new software processes.


• A clear understanding of collaborative leadership, the CCEYA (Child Care Early Years Act), related legislation, and Compass ELC's policies and procedures, Vision Framework, Equity Statement, Program Statement and supporting a culture of inclusivity.


• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a licensed child care environment


• Minimum 2 years of administration experience (Preferred)


• Possess required training and documents as per Ministry of Education, Compass Early Learning and Care, and Child Care Early Years Act requirements.
  
  
  
  • 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).
  
  
  
  

How to Apply:

Please send your resume and cover letter to our HR team via our Bamboo Careers Page: https://compasselc.bamboohr.com/careers.

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 Ryan Heath, Human Relations Coordinator at 705-749-3488 ext. 245, [email protected].