special needs educational assistant

• or equivalent experience

Experience with Special Needs Children

• Children who are blind or visually impaired
• Children who are deaf or hard of hearing
• Children with a physical disability
• Children with behavioural issues
• Children with epilepsy
• Children with diabetes
• Children with a mental health disability
• Children with allergies
• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)
• Children with asthma
• Children with Down syndrome
• Children with a genetic disorder

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

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Early Childhood Educator Assistant Skills

• Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
• Support early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
• Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors

Children’s Ages

• 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
• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants

Work Experience with Special Needs Students

• Children with an intellectual disability

Work Setting

• Kindergarten
• Day care centre or nursery school
• Child care centre
• Before and after school programs
• Agencies for exceptional children

Security and Safety

• Child abuse registry check
• Medical exam
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test
• Criminal record check
• Vulnerable sector check

Work Site Environment

• Non-smoking

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Location Information

• Rural area
• Urban area

Personal Suitability

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

Early Childhood Educators Specific Skills

• Knowledge of Day Nurseries Act
• Knowledge of licensing regulations
• Establish guidelines for behaviour
• Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
• Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
• provide opportunities to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
• Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
• Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
• Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
• Assess the abilities, interests and needs of children and discuss progress or problems with parents and other staff members
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children

Benefits

• Other Benefits