Childhood Education – Nature Preschool
Organization: City of Surrey
Location: Surrey, Greater Vancouver BC
The City of Surrey provides exciting opportunities and challenges in an active
and energetic environment and is lookin
g for enthusiastic Early Childhood
Educators for our new Nature Preschools. These positions are best suited to
creative, self-motivated individuals who enjoy working outdoors in a dynamic,
fast-paced environment. The City of Surrey
follows a responsive curriculum and is committed to ensuring that every child
in our program has a positive and safe experience.
ECE staff will be responsible for the implementation of non-licensed Nature
Preschool that will run completely outdoors at two locations within the City.
This position involves working with families to provide a creative, enriched,
play-based learning environment. The successful candidate will be responsible
for organizing and maintaining a stimulating, place-based learning environment
that encourages all areas of child development, including self-esteem,
environmental literacy, creative problem solving, collaboration, emergent
literacy and numeracy.
The successful candidate will have a valid License to Practice – Early
Childhood Educator (ECE) and hold an Early Childhood Educator Certificate with
preferably 3-5 years related work experience. Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills are required as is the ability to be culturally sensitive,
collaborative, resourceful and knowledgeable of community services in Surrey.
Candidates must have: experience with a responsive philosophy, basic computer
skills, a current first aid certificate and will be required to go through a
Ministry and City police information check. Demonstrated experience working in
environmental education is considered as asset.
This position requires the ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
and is an auxiliary position with non-standard hours.
We offer a dynamic work environment and excellent opportunities to advance.
To Apply:
Please apply online at: http://surreycareers.ca/
(Click New Job Seeker, then Search Jobs, Title: nature, Submit, Apply to Job)
