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Job description:

Shoshana’s Day care offers progressive programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, as well as before and after care for local public schools. We offer a warm, nurturing safe and Jewish environment in which children will develop, play, and learn with confidence. Shoshana’s daycare emergent curriculum emphasizes on creativity and collaboration in a play-based and inclusive learning environment. As a co-operative style nursery daycare, we offer families a high level of parent participation and flexible enrollment options. We have been a mainstay in the Vaughan community for more than 10 years and as one of the early pioneers of the Jewish daycare in our area.

Our highly experienced educators and friendly staff use individual and unbiased approach to every child. Creativity, learning through play, acquisition of moral values, formation of child's personality are only some of the main objectives nurtured at Shoshana Daycare. With the highly demanding circumstances of modern living for parents, our friendly team of professionals will make sure our daycare becomes a second home to your child. Preservation of Jewish traditions, introduction of culture through interactive activities will all create a suitable environment for your child to develop a personal identity even in a foreign country. 

At this point we are looking to hire 2 experienced and enthusiastic daycare helpers, please email us at visaforyou29@gmail.com.

Job Type: Full-time, permanent

Wage: From $20.00 CAD per hour

Duties:

• Lead children's activities, tell stories, teach songs and prepare craft materials.
• Prepare and serve snacks.
• Help children eat, dress and use the toilet.
• Write down observations about the children in class for your supervisors.
• Discuss children's progress and challenges at staff meetings.
• Help supervisors keep records.
• Maintain and clean daycare equipment.
• Responsible for the planning, implementation and delivery of an inclusive play-based learning program which is developmentally and culturally appropriate program which meets the needs of the children.
• Implements an anti-bias curriculum by promoting diversity and acceptance of individual differences.
• Facilitates and guides the development and behavior of children.
• Implements individual plans (IPs) by integrating identified goals into the daily program & routines.
• Establishes routines with clearly identifiable transition periods.
• Prepares a weekly written program plan using a variety of resources and materials.
• Conducts child observations and prepares reposts as assigned.
• Promotes the center’s philosophy and communicates issues to parents in a positive, professional and respectful manner.
• Keeps accurate records of: daily attendance, daily activity plans.
• Attends regular staff meetings and participates by contributing information.
• Ensures health and safety of each child.

Requirements:

-          Completion of secondary school

-          Read, write and speak English

-          Jewish culture knowledge

-          Experience is an asset

-          Russian and Hebrew languages is an asset

-          Passion for working and educating children in a fun and effective manner