Employment Opportunity: Early Childhood Educator
Location: Mikmaq Child Development Centre Halifax NS
Salary: As per Provincial pay scale
Employment Terms: Full Time: 40 hours per week
Reports To: Daycare Director
General Description:
The Mikmaw Child Development Centre is centrally located in the urban Indigenous community of Halifax and is looking for an Early Childhood Educator
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with implementing activities which reflect the needs / interests of the child
- Ensure all health medical and safety needs of the child/ children are documented.
- Support childrens social mental physical and spiritual strengths and needs.
- Build and maintain a positive work relationship with parents
- Build and maintain a positive work relationship with staff
- Adhere to all Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre/ MCDC policies
Qualifications & Experience;
- Early childhood certification/ diploma or degree.
- First Aid & CPR (Child)/WHIMIS Certificate
- NonViolence Crisis Intervention and Prevention Certificate
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Ability to build strong positive relationships with parents children and staff.
- Must provide a vulnerable sector check/ child abuse registrar upon hiring
- Indigenous Ancestry Is an asset please selfidentify
Application Deadline:April 28th 2025
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel working within this job title.
The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre is an equal opportunity employer; and complies with all fair employment practices laws. We are committed to providing a workplace free form unlawful discrimination and harassment and prohibit the same against employees applicants or other covered persons by coworkers supervisors managers or third parties based on a persons race color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin ancestry age veterans status disability unrelated to job requirements ethnicity genetic information military service political affiliation marital status and pregnancy or other protected status.
Qualified Indigenous applicants will be given priority in accordance with the Aboriginal Employment Preference Policy of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) reserves the right to refuse all applications for employment. The MNFC will not assume any expenses related to this or any job application process included and not limited to travel relocation and application development.
*Only those applicants who are screened in for an interview will be contacted.