Early Childhood Educator, Junior Kindergarten - Permanent - Part-time

Foothills School Division is currently looking for an Early Childhood Educator with a Junior Kindergarten (JK) focus at Big Rock School. This part-time position will be scheduled full days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays

Our Foothills Junior Kindergarten programs are housed within a JK to Grade 6 environment. JKs in FSD have the rich opportunity to become part of a larger flourishing school culture. The opportunity for our early learners to participate in various school-based events and activities sets us apart. Our early learners are gifted with the ability to be in an authentic school environment where can build their sense of belonging and understanding of what it means to be in school through their participation in routines and daily school life.

At the Junior Kindergarten school level, we are committed to introducing foundational skills through a play-based approach to learning. The successful candidate will plan and conduct daily activities for preschool children that contribute to literacy and language, social and physical skills, pre-math and creative and emotional development. The ability to work with minimal supervision, experience working with children with a variety of needs plus excellent interpersonal and communication skills will be necessary. The ability to foster a safe and caring learning environment is essential and the ability to establish a good working relationship with parents and community critical.

To prepare for this role, you will hold an Early Learning and Child Care Diploma or equivalent, Child Development Certification, and have previous experience working with children We would like to welcome you to apply to become of our apart of our community and invite you to capitalize on the FSD strength in our ability to offer our JK students unique and authentic school experiences that set us apart from other programs Applications accepted via the Foothills School Division careers page only. We appreciate and consider all applications, but only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.