Child Care Resource & Referral Advisor

Date Posted: June 10, 2024

Competition Number: 50-24/25

Location: Vernon, BC

BGC Okanagan is hiring an Advisor for our Child Care Resource & Referral Program in Vernon, BC. Step into a world where every day is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children, youth and their families!

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• With our cost-shared benefit plan, paid vacation, sick time, and childcare discounts, we've got your back every step of the way.
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So what are you waiting for? Come join a team that trusts, values, and appreciates YOU. Your adventure begins here – because Opportunity Changes Everything!

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responds to telephone and in-person inquiries from parents and potential or existing child care providers on issues related to child care services. Provides resource materials and information on community resources, services and local child care providers.
• Provides consultation to child care providers and potential child care providers in areas such as start-up and operation, licensing requirements, safety standards, and programming. Conducts initial and follow-up visits to child care providers.
• Develops and produces newsletters, program brochures and pamphlets in conjunction with other staff. Develops, selects and acquires resource materials in consultation with the supervisor.
• Maintains the lending library by performing duties such as organizing resources, clean and disinfect equipment, performing inventory, and maintaining library membership, loan and return records.
• Plans, conducts and/or participates in the delivery of workshops, networking and educational events for parents and child care providers in consultation with the supervisor.
• Promotes the program and recruits child care providers through channels such as public service announcements, classified advertising and posters and brochures.
• Maintains a registry of child care providers in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
• Maintains related records and statistics and produces reports as required.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Early Childhood Education Certificate is an asset, two (2) years recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• First Aid or willingness to obtain
• Class 5 driver's license
• Knowledge of child care, community resources and child development an asset
• Successful completion of Agency screening process, including criminal record check

This position is open to all applicants.

This position requires union membership.

Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, may include occasional evenings and weekends

Rate of Pay: 27.54 per hour, plus cost shared benefits

Closing Date: Open until filled

As an equal opportunity employer, BGC Okanagan is committed to the prioritization of equitable and inclusive employment practices. Our goal is to be representative of the communities we serve, and we encourage applications from communities which are structurally marginalized based on race, disability, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, social or ethnic origin, gender identity and/or expression. If any candidate needs any accessibility support throughout the hiring process, we will accommodate such requests when made. You will only be considered for a position with BGC Okanagan if you're legally entitled to work in Canada. Eligible applicants include: Canadian citizens, permanent residents and refugees in Canada with legal status.

We appreciate and thank all applicants for their interest, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted