Childminder

• Flexible scheduling
• Two paid Wellness Days a year
• Paid BC sick days
• A work culture that values transparency teamwork learning fairness and integrity

• Minimum 1 year of experience working with children

• Collaborative Communication including teamwork & cooperation interpersonal communication diversity and cultural agility
• Personal Effectiveness including integrity and ethical behavior personal resilience adaptability/flexibility commitment to learning
• Personal Leadership including influence initiative judgment and decision making creativity and innovation
• Commitment to Excellence including results focus clientcentred service planning and organizing professional expertise and technological proficiency
• Knowledge of current Early Childhood Development best practices
• Knowledge of community resources and services
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work with families and children with diverse backgrounds and needs

• Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check

• Assist in planning and implementing a stimulating culturally sensitive and ageappropriate program to meet the needs of the children attending the programs
• Assist in setting up and cleaning the room and help maintain safe and clean play equipment and materials
• Develop positive and supportive relationships with clients families and group leaders and refer parents to community resources and opportunities
• Learn the Emergency Procedure at the different locations where programs run and review it regularly with clients and staff
• Process all registration forms for children and fill out the attendance sheet at the programs
• Act in accordance with the policies and procedures of the program (i.e. client confidentiality safety maintaining professional boundaries).
• Other duties as required by the Team Lead

• Deliver quality daycare childminding for young children up to 6 years of age and on occasion young schoolagers
• Provide encouragement in the development of the childrens literacy and English language skills while preserving their first language
• Honour diversity by assisting with activities that encourage children to share their cultural heritage
• Assist in providing school readiness activities to 35 year olds
• Provide a welcoming environment to all program participants; become informed about the cultures including values traditions customs and childrearing practices of parents attending the program; model and communicate the approach values and philosophy of the childrens program
• Liaise with caregivers regarding the care of the children
• Prepare and provide nutritious snacks for the children

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver we have been helping people in crisis since 1928. We are a nonprofit working to support and empower individuals families and communities. We offer programs and services designed to help people develop the skills knowledge and confidence to create positive change in their lives. Our staff operates from an evidencebased traumainformed lens to meet people where they are and get them where they want to be.