Child Care Assistant (Full time) at Manitoba Child Care Association

Full Description

We are seeking a caring and dependable Child Care Assistant to support our early learning program for children aged 2–12 years. In this role, you will work collaboratively with educators to create a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment that supports children’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

Key responsibilities include assisting with the implementation of daily routines and age-appropriate activities, supporting children during play, transitions, meals, and rest periods, and helping maintain a clean, organized, and safe classroom environment. The Child Care Assistant will model positive behaviour, encourage independence, and respond to children’s needs with patience and professionalism.

You will also communicate effectively with team members and contribute to a positive workplace culture. The ability to take initiative, adapt to changing needs, and remain attentive in a busy setting is essential.

This position requires flexibility, with shifts scheduled between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The centre offers paid vacation time, paid sick time, paid planning time, respite days, pension and group insurance benefits.

The Manitoba Child Care Association acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 1 Territory and on the lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the Red River Métis Homeland.

We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and we move forward in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.