Part-time Childcare Worker (Contract)
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About Red Door: Red Door is a not-for-profit organization. The mission of the Red Door Shelter is to end homelessness for each family that comes through our doors by providing a safe temporary refuge and critical services to support them in healing rebuilding their lives and integrating back into a community. At Red Door we strive for quality care advocacy collaboration integrity and accountability.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and implement childcare programs for the children residing in the shelter: infants toddlers preschoolers and school-age children
- Create a safe and welcoming environment for the children through planned indoor and outdoor activities
- Assist with maintaining the Childcare room in a clean and orderly manner in accordance with Public Health standards
- Assist the children with fine and gross motor skills English acquisition development of concentration skills the promotion of creative expression and cultural orientation
- Assist the children with the process of separating from the primary caregiver and offer emotional support when required
- Approach parents and staff in an appropriate and professional manner when accepting children into the Childcare and returning the children to their parents or to the staff
- Ongoing observation and documentation of childrens progress and issues
- Maintain open communication with co-workers and supervisor regarding childrens issues concerns observations and programming
- Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Fulfill reporting/documentation requirements within established deadlines for completion
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in ECE CYW Child Studies Education or another related field
- Experience working with children from birth to older youth
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Leadership skills a positive behaviour management style and creative ideas
- CPR/First Aid Training.
Position Type: Temporary Assignment Part-Time
Job Reference Code:P-162
Location: Gender Based Violence Shelter
Hours of Work: 14 hours/week
Schedule: Saturday & Sunday 9:00am to 4:00pm
End date: March 31 2026
Salary: $30.42 - $30.94 per hour plus 4% vacation pay as per the collective agreement and access to the health care spending account (HCSA) and employee assistance program
We thank all applicants however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
Please note: A successful candidate will be required to clear vulnerable sector screening.
The Red Door is an equal opportunity agency and encourages applications from all those who wish to apply. We especially welcome those who have lived experiences and affinities that align with our clients in order to best represent their interests including women-identifying people members of the 2SLGBTQ community Black Indigenous people of colour (BIPOC) newcomers to Canada those who have experience with homelessness and violence and those with disabilities.
Regrettably we are not fully wheelchair accessible at our main office or our Violence Against Women shelter.
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For over 30 years the Red Door Family Shelter has been providing emergency housing and support services to women escaping domestic violence, to refugees, and to families experiencing a housing crisis in the Greater Toronto Area. Each year the Red Door helps over 500 families heal and ... View more
