Part Time Infant and Child Development Worker

The Infant and Child Development Worker (ICDW) is responsible for the care of the children who visit the Bethany Hope Centre. The ICDW assists in the planning and delivery the childcare programs for the Bethany Hope Centre within the applicable legal, financial and safety framework.

• Planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate age-based activities according to skill and learning levels that promote social interaction and personal development
• Support the scheduling of childcare spots and interact with parents regarding space available in the childcare
• Provide on-going feedback and engagement with parents on child's development and behavior
• Ensure that all information about children, family, staff, visitors and volunteers are strictly confidential and recorded in the database as per policy and protocol
• Support parent/child intakes and child development assessments as required
• Role model appropriate behaviors and attitudes supporting growth and promoting change for the child and family
• Participate in ongoing training in the areas of trauma and infant/child mental health
• Provide emergency first aid and complete reports and files incident reports as required
• Provide and prepare healthy snacks
• Maintain facility cleanliness tidiness
• Performs other duties as assigned

Written and Verbal Communication

• Collaborate with the staff team in Children's services
• Directly supervised by the Director of Child and Youth Development
• Support the volunteer and placement students in the room

Reporting

• Helps to report monthly statistics for SAMIS

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• This is a permanent part time position working 24 hours per week
• Typical working conditions are in a childcare room as well as an office for admin work
• The job requires lifting/moving equipment and children, and room set-up, active involvement with children for most of the day, occasional computer work, cleaning the facility and putting up wall displays. The incumbent is required to lift more than 20 pounds
• No travel required for this position

• The successful job applicant will have completed High School, plus, at least, a specialized in Early Childhood Education Assistant course, or equivalent. (i.e., Child and Youth Worker, full ECE)
• Registered Early Childhood Education Assistant or registered with equivalent association (ie, Child and Youth Worker Association)
• Certificate in Infant/Child Mental Health an asset
• Current First Aid/CPR (within 2 years)
• Alternative combinations of education and experience may be considered

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• More than three months prior related experience, including experience in a childcare environment
• Trauma informed and infant child mental health and Brain Story training an asset

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES:

• The job requires attentive listening, preparing materials, crafts, program planning
• Attention to detail, problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong sense of integrity and confidentiality with professional ethics and a balanced sense of fairness and flexibility
• Ability to undergo applicable screening and background checks successfully that are satisfactory to The Salvation Army, in its sole discretion (i.e., The Salvation Army Abuse Registry) and provide an original copy of a Background Check with vulnerable sector screening
• Ability and willingness to develop an understanding and support for the mission and purpose of The Salvation Army in Canada and its implications as related to position responsibilities

The Salvation Army offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process. If you are contacted to participate in an interview or screening process, please advise us if you require accommodation.

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

You must advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.