Infant Toddler Early Childhood Educator

Infant Toddler Early Childhood Educator - (998036.6)
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Organizational Unit

University of Victoria - Student Affairs - Campus Services

Location

University of Victoria - Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 CA (Primary)

Posting Close Date

Please note that positions will close at 4 p.m. on the closing date.

FTE

1.0

Salary Grade

$5,074.00 - $5,387.00

Additional Posting Information:

N/A

Salary posted will be pro-rated based on FTE and achieved as per the collective agreement, if applicable.

Classification

Infant Toddler ECE/PB9A

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday, rotating 7 hour shifts starting as early as 7:45 am & ending as late as 5:00pm

Employee Group:

CUPE 951 - Regular

# of Hires Needed

1

Category

Other

About this Opportunity

We are seeking an outstanding Early Childhood Educator with Infant/Toddler Educator certification to join the UVic Child Care team in full-time (35 hours per week), continuing position in our infant care program.

UVic Child Care educators are passionate leaders and advocates for the field, who uphold very high standards and provide strong mentorship to ECEs new to the field. At UVic Child Care:

We provide a free in-house professional development program that includes two full days of professional development each year. Our pedagogists help to guide inquiry work and research in our programs and help facilitate seminars and workshops for our ECEs.

Our ECEs have published journal articles, held exhibits and presented at conferences and workshops.

Our pedagogy, inquiry work and research align with the BC Early Learning Framework (2019).

We practice a Common Worlds Framework approach, which considers our ethical relations with others in the Anthropocene. We are committed to honouring the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and UVic’s Indigenous Plan; environmental justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. For more information on our theoretical approaches please visit Common Worlds Research Collective and Early Childhood Pedagogies Collaboratory

WHY JOIN UVIC:

Here at UVic, our people play a vital role in enabling the university to fulfill its mission and promise to become a university of choice for outstanding students, faculty and staff.

Benefits and Perks
* UVic compensation and benefits are competitive with:

Paid Annual holiday closure between Christmas and New Years
* A respectful and supportive work environment and balanced work day that includes paid and unpaid breaks.

* Vacation and paid annual holiday closure entitlement are prorated on the basis of annual full-time entitlement.

Note:

In addition to the posted salary, ECEs will be paid $4.00 per hour for the BC Provincial Government ECE Wage Enhancement (i.e. starting wage is $33.08 + $4.00 per hour = $37.08. After successful completion of 3-month probation, wage is $34.11 + $4.00 per hour = $38.11)

Job Summary

University of Victoria (UVic) Child Care provides on-campus, innovative, creative, inspiring, and responsive early learning and care to young children of UVic full-time students, staff and faculty. The pedagogy for all UVic child care programs is founded on the BC Ministry of Child Care and Education’s BC Early Learning Framework (2019) and the Common Worlds Framework.

The Infant Toddler Early Childhood Educator (ITE) works as a member of the child care team providing early learning and care to children in our infant and toddler child care programs (children who are under 36 months of age). The ITE works in ratio in the program under the supervision of the ITE Supervisor or Program Manager and follows UVic Child Care pedagogy, ethos and policies;

the BC Early Learning Framework; the ECEBC Code of Ethics; BC Community Care and Assisted Living Act; and Child Care Licensing Regulations.

All staff…