Description du poste
**Position and Required Availability**
**Employment type:** Part-time, on-site; school-day split shifts.
**Location:** Tecumseh, Ontario.
**Reports to:** Program Supervisor.
* **Required: availability Monday to Friday for BOTH before-school and after-school split shifts**—not mornings or afternoons only
* **Required: availability for altered schedules on non-instructional days,** including daytime or full-day shifts when scheduled.
* **Required: availability for Winter, Spring and Summer Camps,** including adjusted daytime schedules.
* Be punctual and dependable, attend scheduled shifts, and promptly communicate absences or scheduling concerns to the Supervisor.
* Hours vary with program needs and enrolment; full-time camp hours are not guaranteed. Scheduling expectations will be reviewed during recruitment.
Scheduling requirements will be considered together with individual accommodation needs and applicable human rights obligations.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Plan inclusive, play-based indoor and outdoor activities; adapt programming for non-instructional days and camps.
* Actively supervise children, use positive behaviour guidance, and follow attendance, safe arrival and authorized-release procedures.
* Prepare safe, organized spaces and materials; observe and document children’s experiences and communicate with families, colleagues, school staff and the Supervisor.
* Follow health, safety, emergency, medication, first aid and child protection procedures; maintain records and report concerns promptly.
* Work collaboratively, follow Latchkey policies and applicable child care requirements, and complete required orientation, training and professional learning.
**Qualifications and Skills**
* Current registration in good standing with the College of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario.
* Current Standard First Aid certification, including infant and child CPR, meeting applicable child care requirements.
* Ability to provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check and required health and immunization documentation before starting, subject to applicable legal requirements, exemptions and accommodation obligations.
* Knowledge of child development, play-based learning, inclusive practices and positive behaviour guidance.
* Strong communication, teamwork, organization and sound judgment, with a commitment to confidentiality and children’s safety.
* Ability to perform the essential duties of supervising children, supporting indoor and outdoor activities, setting up materials and responding to emergencies, with accommodation where required.
* Experience with kindergarten or school-age children, before and after school programs, or camps is an asset.
**Accessibility and Equal Opportunity**
Latchkey Child Care & Learning Centre welcomes applications from qualified candidates, including people with disabilities. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians