early childhood education worker

Experience with Special Needs Children

• Children with behavioural issues
• Children with allergies
• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• First Aid Certificate
• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• HIGH FIVE training (principles of healthy child development)

Children’s Ages

• 4 years
• Up to 12 years

Additional Skills

• Maintain daycare equipment and assist in housekeeping and cooking duties
• Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
• Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
• Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours

Work Setting

• Before and after school programs

Security and Safety

• Bondable
• Child abuse registry check
• Criminal record check
• Vulnerable sector check

Work Site Environment

• Noisy

Transportation/Travel Information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver’s licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Location Information

• Rural area

Personal Suitability

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Dependability
• Values and ethics
• Reliability
• Punctuality

Early Childhood Educators Specific Skills

• Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• provide opportunities to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
• Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children