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Current openings: Casual/Permanent Outdoor Educator (part-time)
Mornings (with potential for more hours)
Location: Aldergrove Regional Park & Burnaby, Central Park
Compensation is $23-$27 based on experience
You are:
19+ years old
Able to acquire a criminal record check and child care first aid certificate
Able to get yourself to various outdoor program locations (transit or vehicle)
Enthusiastic to work outdoors year-round and dress for inclement weather
Confident interacting with children and families
Able to manage stress and anxiety when working with groups of children outdoors
Able to encourage/supervise risky play
Adaptable and flexible when it comes to learning and implementing the Kollektive philosophy
Able to take initiative in order to extend/follow children’s interests
Curious and willing to play!
Able to lift 30 lbs
You might:
Have experience working outdoors
Be an Early Childhood Educator/Educator
Have experience implementing children’s programs
Be comfortable with technology/photography/social media
Have random other sweet skills to share!
Responsibilities:
Oversee and implement a rad, collaborative outdoor program for children between the ages of 3-6 years (year round)
Work within a team of 1-2 co-teachers
Engage with families to create a warm, positive and safe environment
Take the Kollektive training/orientation in order to guide children in a trauma informed way and implement child inspired/teacher lead experiences
Record and document experiences for children and families
Use an app for documentation and other purposes
Arrive promptly at designated start times
Maintain inclusive and respectful communication with staff, children and families
If this sounds like you - we would love to chat! Please email your resume and cover letter!
We acknowledge that our Kollektive program operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), scəw̓aθən (Tsawwassen), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), Máthxwi (Matsqui), se'mya'me (Semiahmoo) and other Coast Salish Peoples. We thank those who continue to live on these lands and care for them, along with the waters and all that is above and below.