Childminder Competition #25-25

About Our Opportunity:

The Childminder reports to the Community Kitchen Facilitator and Manager. This position is to assist in providing a safe, healthy, and positive learning environment for young children under 6 years old whose parents participate in the program.

We Value You- Benefits:

•       Flexible scheduling

•       Two paid Wellness Days a year

•       Paid BC sick days

•       A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

Pension: Municipal Pension plan enrollment for eligible employees

Work Hours: Casual Hourly shifts depending on program needs

Salary:  Grade 3 Step 1 range $19.05 to $20.40 per hour

Location: Richmond

Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled

What do you need to succeed?

Education, Training, Experience

•     Minimum 1 year of experience working with children

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

•     Collaborative Communication, including teamwork & cooperation, interpersonal communication, diversity and cultural agility

•     Personal Effectiveness, including integrity and ethical behavior, personal resilience, adaptability/flexibility, commitment to learning

•     Personal Leadership, including influence, initiative, judgment and decision making, creativity and innovation

•     Commitment to Excellence, including results focus, client-centred service, planning and organizing, professional expertise and technological proficiency

•     Knowledge of current Early Childhood Development best practices

•     Knowledge of community resources and services

•     Ability to work in a team environment

•     Ability to work with families and children with diverse backgrounds and needs

Additional Requirements:             

•     Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check

Essential Responsibilities

Program Support

•     Assist in planning and implementing a stimulating, culturally sensitive and age-appropriate program to meet the needs of the children attending the programs

•     Assist in setting up and cleaning the room, and help maintain safe and clean play equipment and materials

•     Develop positive and supportive relationships with clients, families and group leaders and refer parents to community resources and opportunities

•     Learn the Emergency Procedure at the different locations where programs run and review it regularly with clients and staff

•     Process all registration forms for children and fill out the attendance sheet at the programs

•     Act in accordance with the policies and procedures of the program (i.e., client confidentiality, safety, maintaining professional boundaries).

•     Other duties as required by the Team Lead

Child Minding

•     Deliver quality daycare childminding for young children up to 6 years of age, and on occasion, young school-agers

•     Provide encouragement in the development of the children's literacy and English language skills while preserving their first language

•     Honour diversity by assisting with activities that encourage children to share their cultural heritage

•     Assist in providing school readiness activities to 3-5 year olds

•     Provide a welcoming environment to all program participants; become informed about the cultures, including values, traditions, customs and child-rearing practices of parents attending the program; model and communicate the approach, values and philosophy of the children's program

•     Liaise with caregivers regarding the care of the children

•     Prepare and provide nutritious snacks for the children

How to apply:

If this describes you, please submit your application to us through our website, https://fsgv.ca/careers/

Short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. We thank all candidates and searchers for your interest.

We believe in the power of inclusion and the power of enabling all our staff to thrive by embracing diversity and fostering equality. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all staff that dismantles barriers and creates opportunities. Our organization is committed to recruiting a diverse workforce representing the communities we proudly serve while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion and diversity. Decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, and all other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or non-applicable criminal condition.

If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process or are an internal candidate, please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #25-25 in the email subject line) to .

We gratefully acknowledge that our programs are delivered on traditional and ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt, Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem, Semiahmoo, Matsqui, and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.

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About Us

When you work with us, you will join a caring team of people who will value you as a whole person. You will also have the opportunity to do meaningful, leading-edge work that has a direct impact on the local community.

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we have been helping people in crisis since 1928. We are a non-profit working to support and empower individuals, families, and communities. We offer programs and services designed to help people develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to create positive change in their lives. Our staff operates from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens to meet people where they are and get them where they want to be.

We help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our team is made up of more than 360 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centred care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens. We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.