You became an early childhood educator because you're passionate about contributing to the emotional, intellectual, and physical development of young people, and want to work for a progressive employer who shares your values. Well, you've found that employer. We are Lullaboo (https://lullaboo.ca/) and we operate several nurseries and child care centres in the GTA. By 2025, our goal is to grow from 9 to 25 childcare centres. Our company is growing, and we are looking for registered ECE professionals who want to bring their skills and experience and extraordinarily positive attitude to the team at our centres.

We have centres located in:

• Richmond Hill - Elgin Mills
• Mississauga - Heartland
• Mississauga - West
• Vaughan - Maple
• Bradford
• Brampton Centre - Queen
• Brampton South - Churchill
• Toronto - Beaches
• Cambridge

Registered Early Childhood Educator:

In this role, you'll provide care and developmental services to pre-school children. Working with our Junior Supervisor and other colleagues, you'll ensure the safety and security of the children and plan and deliver programming designed to facilitate their social, cognitive, emotional, and physical development.

On a practical level, you will:

• Plan and deliver educational programming that is child-directed and teacher-supported in accordance with “How Does Learning Happen” principles
• Provide support to all children in the classroom and understand each child's specific needs to enable them to fully participate in activities
• Support children with emotional, physical, or behavioural problems and help them to develop their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills
• Ensure the health, safety, and security of children by accurately recording information related to medical conditions, allergies, and emergency contact
• Work with professionals, such as speech therapists, occupational therapists, and early interventionists as necessary
• Support children through transitions in and out of the classroom
• Meet all classroom ratios as outlined in CCEYA

If you love working in a professional and collegial environment, this could be the job for you.

Working at Lullaboo:

Our employees love working with us because they are treated well and are fully engaged. Our clients love us because they know we bring our best selves every day to the important task of caring for and nurturing their children. From fresh food daily to teaching French, we go the extra mile.

This is a full-time, permanent position offering:

• A competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience
• Medical/dental benefits
• Employer offers RRSP matching plan
• Tuition reimbursement up to $1,000
• Vacation - 4% of wages
• Access to company funds to cover the costs of learning materials (you won't need to use your personal funds)
• Ample free parking on site

You'll work Monday to Friday with rotating start and finish times between 7:00 am and 6:30 pm. On occasion, you may need to work a few minutes past 6:30.

Qualifications:

• Degree or diploma in early childhood education from a recognized college or university
• Member in good standing of the College of ECE's or Director Approved by the Ministry of Education
• Experience as an Early Childhood Educator in a professional capacity
• Experience with iCare or similar software for documentation and reporting purposes
• Experience working with special needs children is an asset
• Vulnerable sector criminal reference check (within the last six months) or ability to obtain VSCRC as a condition of employment
• Valid Standard First Aid and CPR Level C or ability to obtain same as a condition of employment

How to Apply:

Our online application will give you the option to apply to this role as a complete person – not just a resume. The application will assess your qualifications, personality traits, and workplace preferences, and should take 10 to 15 minutes to complete. After submitting, you'll receive an email inviting you to log in and view your assessment results.

We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with disabilities. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us using the “Help” button. We will review applications, with priority given to those who have completed the assessment and look forward to hearing from you.