One To One Child Support Worker

Reports to: Head Start Manager
Wage: $27.00 per hour
Job type: Permanent full-time – 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week
Job location: 9010 West Saanich Road, North Saanich, British Columbia
Process: email cover letter and resume to Lori Fitzgerald, CPHR at lori@pauquachin.com
Closing Date: posting will remain open until the position is filled

The Education Department:

The Education Department is committed to helping its members to achieve their educational goals and aspirations by supporting quality programs that promote the Hul’q’umi’num’ culture and language. The Department strives to educate our children to be independent, life-long learners and who contribute to the growth of the Pauquachin First Nation’s (PFN) vision of a self-governed society. The Department supports students and membership attending a wide variety of education related programs.

The Opportunity:

The One To One Child Support Worker provides individualized care, guidance, and support to a designated child, ensuring the child's physical, emotional, cultural, and developmental needs are met in a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment. The One To One Child Support Worker is part of the Head Start program team. This community based program is designed to enhance early childhood development and school readiness for children ages 12 months - 6 years.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provides behavioural and emotional support as well as care and guidance to a high needs’ child, including mobility, toileting, and feeding;

  • Works well with children with diverse abilities and collaborates and identifies effective strategies for early intervention and case planning;

  • Works with the Early Childhood Educators to develop curriculum for the high needs’ child;

  • Collaborates closely with parents/guardians, and support services to develop and implement a personalized care plan that promotes the child's well-being and success;

  • Follows through with all recommendations made by support service providers;

  • Advocates for the child’s needs;

  • Helps the child to integrate into regular activities with other daycare children and to communicates their needs to other staff and daycare children;

  • Modifies group activities to allow the child to participate;

  • Builds a loving, stable and respectful relationship with the child;

  • Creates a safe and inspiring environment that fosters the child’s learning; ensuring the child interacts with others in a safe manner;

  • Reports any concerns or suggestions directly to the Manager

  • Interacts with coworkers, providing assistance or asking for assistance if required;

  • Discusses daily activities and milestone moments with the parent or guardian;

  • Assists in cleaning and sanitizing duties including toys, furniture, equipment, supplies, bathrooms and coat room as per the daily cleaning schedule;

  • Maintains a clean, safe and nurturing learning environment in the day care, on fieldtrips or other day care sponsored activities;

  • Helps with general housekeeping duties such as laundry, snack preparation, cleaning after mealtime, and supply organization as required;

  • Supervises indoor and outdoor play (including field trips).

What we require from you:

  • Responsible Adult certificate or willingness to attain certification, and

  • Minimum 1 year experience working with children in a group child care setting;

  • Level 1 Food Safe certificate or willingness to attain;

  • Possession of a valid WHMIS certificate or wiliness to attain;

  • Valid Child Safe first aid and CPR certificate as per the Child Care Licensing requirements or willingness to attain;

  • ECE, ECEA certification an asset;

  • Valid BC Class 5 drivers’ licence with clean drivers abstract an asset;

  • Clean criminal record check with Vulnerable Sector required;

Why work with the Pauquachin First Nation?

By working with Pauquachin First Nation you will make an impact on the lives of our members. This is an opportunity to work for the advancement of our resilient community who seek to build a healthy, self reliant and economically strong community.

We offer competitive compensation, extended health benefit and registered pension plans, and a dynamic and friendly workplace.

Preference may be given to persons of Aboriginal ancestry and/or having knowledge of the Hul’q’umi’num’ culture and traditions.

For further information about the Pauquachin First Nation and our Education Department please visit www.pauquachin.ca.