Early Childhood Educator -Term

Terms of Employment : Full Time 40 hrs per week TERM : April 10, 2025 to December 12, 2025

Closing Date : March 28, 2025

Mission Statement

The Regina Open Door Society (RODS) is a non-profit organization that provides settlement and integration services to refugees and immigrants in Regina. RODS is committed to meeting the needs of newcomers by offering programs and services to enable them to achieve their goals and participate fully in the larger community.

The Regina Open Door Society is committed to fostering a work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We actively seek candidates who share these values and contribute to our diverse community. Our aim is to eliminate barriers to employment, ensuring that all qualified individuals have the opportunity to join our team. Our facilities are fully accessible, accommodating the needs of all individuals.

Regina Open Door Child Care prides itself on being a HIGH-quality center as per the Ministry of Education's Quality Assessment and offers a quality early learning program for children and families as well as a high quality working environment for staff. We offer a collaborative, professional and supportive staff experience.

We are located in the City of Regina on Treaty 4 land, which is recognized as the traditional territory of the nêhiyawak / Cree, Nahkawē / Saulteaux, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.

Position Summary

The Early Childhood Educator provides daily programming, care and supervision to children ages 6 weeks to 6 years in the Regina Open Door Child Care Centre within a team environment according to Saskatchewan Early Learning and Child Care regulations and centre policies and procedures.

Requirements

This individual must be professional, friendly, possess excellent communication skills and have knowledge of and experience with child-centered, play-based early childhood practices. Early Childhood Educators must be able to work collaboratively and cooperatively within a team setting.

• Saskatchewan Early Childhood Education Certification-Level 1, 2 or 3
• Minimum 1 year experience working in a Canadian daycare is preferred
• Valid First Aid / CPR C
• Criminal Record Check-including a Vulnerable Sector Check
• Knowledge of / experience with Saskatchewan child care regulations and the Early Learning Program Guide (ELPG)
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Good oral and written communication skills

Competencies

General Competencies

Quality / Compliance : achieving a standard of excellence with work processes and outcomes while honoring RODS policies and funder / regulatory requirements

Client Focus : striving for high client satisfaction, going out of your way to be helpful and pleasant, making transitions and growth as easy as possible for the client

Communication : balancing listening and talking, speaking and writing clearly and accurately, influencing others, keeping others informed, respecting opinions

Collegiality : being helpful, respectful, approachable and team oriented, building strong working relationships and a positive work environment

Initiative : taking ownership of your work, doing what is needed without being asked, following through

Efficiency : planning ahead, managing time well, being on time, being cost conscious, thinking of better ways to do things

Coachability : being receptive to feedback, willing to learn, embracing continuous improvement

Respect for Diversity : ability to work within a cross-cultural environment and display acceptance and respect for different cultures and backgrounds.

Specific Competencies

High Quality Early Childhood Programming : plans and implements developmentally appropriate, child-centred activities on a daily basis to meet the individual needs of children and support growth in all areas of development; social / emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical. Programming supports a diverse, multicultural and multilingual environment

Communicates Effectively with Parents : shares information regarding children's learning and development with parents and discusses issues and concerns in a professional manner

Contributes to Program Improvement / Enhancement : offers feedback and suggestions for program improvement or enhancement and assists with implementation as required

Outcome Measurement / Evaluation : evaluates and documents children's growth and progress in all aspects of development; social / emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual.

Collaboration : works cooperatively with other staff in a team setting to meet the needs of the program and children.

Child Engagement : interacts positively with children and participates in their exploration of the environment. Shows a genuine interest in children's growth and development

Commitment to Professional Growth : demonstrates a genuine interest in developing new skills and gaining new knowledge regarding best practices in Early Childhood Education. Implements new skills and knowledge into daily work

Duties and Responsibilities

Programming

Daily Routines / Health and Safety

Communication

Direct Reports

None

Working Conditions and Application Instructions

Must be physically able to perform all required duties of an educator for all age groups of children including active supervision of children-indoors and outdoors, daily cleaning and daily programming.

Our centre prides itself with a friendly, culturally diverse and family-like environment for our staff and families to provide a high quality early learning experience for children.

Hours of work for this position are 8 hours per day Monday to Friday within the hours of 7 : 30am to 5 : 30pm, with an unpaid 30 minute break. All positions at RODS require a clean criminal record check. There is a cost-shared benefits package and 3% employer pension contribution available to the employee with a successful completion of a six-month probationary period.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Please be able to provide three work-related references at the time of your interview. Please respond in confidence no later than 4 : 00 pm on March 28, 2025 to :

Salary Level / Classification

Hourly wage for this position ranges from $16.94 to $22.83 depending on SK Early Childhood Education certification level and years of experience. There will also be an additional Ministry of Education wage enhancement bringing the wage to a maximum of $28.93 per hour depending on certification level.

Donalee Wennberg

Manager- Child Care

Regina Open Door Society

1855 Smith St. Regina, SK S4P 2N5