Casual French Early Childhood Educator

Job Title: Casual French Early Childhood Educator (ECE)

Job Type: Required to be available to work a minimum of three days per week

Salary: $28.04 per hour

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: April 25, 2025, at 2:00PM

Interviews: Virtual interviews will be scheduled along with a virtual French assessment. If selected to move forward, you will receive an email with further details.

Who We Are

The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR) offers a world-class education for approximately 35,000 students in 87 schools. Spanning over 7,000 square kilometers, across diverse rural and urban communities in southeastern Ontario, KPR serves the Municipality of Clarington, Northumberland and Peterborough Counties, and City of Quinte West/Murray Ward.

The Board is situated on the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg people, serving three vibrant Indigenous communities which include Alderville First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.

Today, the Kawartha Pine Ridge school district is home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and we acknowledge the contributions and accomplishments of all Indigenous people across Turtle Island, current and throughout history.

All positions in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board support the school's priority of student achievement and the Boards mission to educate our students to excel in learning, to succeed in life and to enrich our communities.

Main Responsibilities

The purpose of the Early Childhood Educator position is to collaborate with teachers in order to provide high quality and effective play-based education to support enhanced academic achievement learning and cognitive, emotional and social development for children.

• Work collaboratively with teachers, resource personnel and support services to plan, implement and assess developmentally appropriate activities in accordance with the expectations of the Ministry of Education’s Early Learning Program.
• Develop and deliver daily learning opportunities that support and promote holistic development of children, with particular attention to individual student’s diverse needs, strengths, and stages of development.
• Plan and implement activities that incorporate best practices and project-based, emergent curriculum.
• Observe, monitor and assess the skills, abilities, interests and development of students; provide written observations for reporting to parents and planning with the teacher.
• Provide and maintain a positive, healthy physical, emotional and social learning environment for all students that is reflective of KPR’s character attributes and is conducive to children’s optimal growth and development.
• Provide behavior management and positive discipline programs for students to strengthen specific learning skills, evident within the Growing Success document.
• Work with school, Board and community resource staff to support the needs of diverse learners, including students requiring an Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Maintain all appropriate records for students (health, attendance, etc.).
• Provide emergency first aid and response procedures during regular day program to students, as required.
• Guide and assist students with washroom, dressing, and eating routines.
• Attend staff meetings, professional development meetings and workshops, as required.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by the School Principal.

Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year childcare experience in an educational setting
• Two (2) year college diploma in Early Childhood Education
• Registered member and in good standing with the College of Early Childhood Educators
• High level of French Competency, completion of a French assessment is required
• A police record check, with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Pardoned Sexual Offenders Database Search dated within 6 months prior to the date of hire, is a requirement for employment.

How To Apply

• Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume through our online portal, Apply to Education (ATE), by the closing date to be considered for this opportunity.
• If you have any questions regarding this position, please reach out to discuss further.
• We thank you for your application and your interest in working at Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, at this time, we will only be contacting candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Commitment

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is committed to a qualified workforce that is representative of the diversity of the people of Ontario and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse background and lived experiences as a member of a marginalized group, including but not limited to:

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
• Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
• Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• Persons who identify as women; and
• Persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information about what this means in our organization, please refer to our website at (see "Careers" section).

A police record check, with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Pardoned Sexual Offenders Database Search dated within six (6) months prior to the date of hire, is a requirement for employment.

Jaine Klassen Jeninga
Chairperson of the Board

Rita Russo
Director of Education

Mark Loya
Superintendent of Human Resource Services, People & Culture