Mission: Empowering Teen Parents to Succeed
Vision: Teen Parent Families Thrive and Enrich our Community
Job ID: 24-007TERRA
As a non-profit organization that has been serving pregnant and parenting teens in Edmonton for 50 years Terra is recognized for its leadership, innovation and collaboration. Annually more than 1,000 young parents and their children benefit from a comprehensive range of services. Through the compassionate work of the staff, we help parents and children to develop and reach their full potential by recognizing and responding to their unique and individual needs. Terra staff are guided by the Code of Honour which supports, respects, and celebrates our families and staff (https://terracentre.ca/what-is-terra/careers/).
At our Child and Family Support Centre, we engage in a practice of relationships to create a nurturing environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported. We are committed to fostering a culture of continuous professional learning, collaboration, and innovation to ensure the holistic development of children and the well-being of families. If you share our values and support our mission and vision, please consider joining our team.
Job Overview:
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Early Childhood Educator to join our team for Fall 2024 with a potential start date in late August 2024. The successful candidate will play a key role in creating positive and enriching learning environments for children, while also supporting and empowering young families through a practice of responsive care. This position offers the opportunity to work within a dynamic team of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of children and families in our community.
Job Conditions:
The position will be working out of Braemar High School between the hours of 8:15am – 5:30pm Monday to Friday (35 hours/week). We follow the public-school calendar (permanent 10-month employment agreement and opportunity for 1 month – reduced hours – for summer school in July).
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Core Behavioral Competencies
Terra values are core to the organization. We strive to hire individuals who possess these behavioural competencies at all levels of the organization.
Intention Statement
Terra recognizes that it operates within a society and systems shaped by white supremacy and colonization and institutionalized discrimination and the exclusion, exploitation, and marginalization of Indigenous, Black, and people of color.
Terra strives to understand and be accountable for how white supremacy continues to impact its work at an organizational and systemic level and to address harm; implicit and explicit biases
Our intention is:
To build a foundation of awareness, knowledge, and skills to be an anti-racist organization. To respond to systemic racism that creates barriers and inequality in the workplace and in society. To be an organization that embeds the principles of equity and anti-oppression to everything it undertakes.
Our goal is to actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through an antiracism lens through policies processes and practices.
Compensation: The starting hourly wage is $27.20 per hour including government top-up and commensurate on experience.
Upon completion of a probationary period, we offer a comprehensive, competitive, extended health benefits package including RRSP contribution.
As a learning organization, Terra supports ongoing professional development among employees through formal training, informal mentoring, and personalized growth plans. Terra is continuing to grow our programming and there are anticipated opportunities for further professional growth within the agency.
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