Family Home Child Care Consultant Job at Cape Breton Family Place Resource Centre, Nova Scotia

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  • Cape Breton Family Place Resource Centre
  • Nova Scotia

Job Description

Cape Breton Family Resource Coalition

The mandate of the Cape Breton Family Resource Coalition is "families working together to build healthier families". We are currently seeking highly motivated, self-directed applicants who are interested in becoming part of our Island-wide team.

Family Home Child Care Consultant - Term Position - Cape Breton Island (working from an office based outside of Cape Breton County)

Focused on promoting regulated Family Home Child Care, recruiting new Family Home Child Care Providers, supporting their journey toward approval, and providing final approval of new homes, the successful candidate will be a very strong Early Childhood Educator. They will provide ongoing support to the pre-existing approved homes in Cape Breton through regular monitoring, the provision of Play Group experiences, and collaboration with the Family Home Child Care Providers. The Family Home Child Care Consultant is responsible to ensure that the Family Home Child Care Providers are operating in accordance within the appropriate provincial regulations including but not limited to the Nova Scotia Day Care Act and Regulations.

The successful candidate will possess a solid understanding of early childhood education and adult education principles. The candidate must also demonstrate solid analytical, problem-solving, program development and group facilitation skills. Excellent interpersonal skills, an ability to work in a noisy environment and a willingness to travel are essential. Time management and excellent organizational and record keeping skills are also required. This position works with the Family Home Child Care Providers and the Office Manager to fulfill the subsidy and other grant-related aspects of the Family Home Child Care program.

Family Place values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Family Place are based on Employer needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Family Place encourages applications of all ages. Family Place will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Family Place policy requires that the successful candidates must be fully vaccinated re: COVID-19.

Qualifications

  1. Education and Experience
    • University degree or diploma in Early Childhood Education;
    • Level 2 or 3 Classification (or ability to immediately acquire same) and at least five years related experience in an early learning and child care environment;
    • Understanding of adult education principles;
    • Experience in community development and/or program management; and
    • Knowledge of applicable legislation including the Day Care Regulations and Child Welfare legislation.
  2. Skills and Abilities
    • Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills;
    • Ability to maintain detailed written records;
    • Ability to work in both official languages;
    • Excellent problem-solving and mediation skills;
    • Group facilitation skills;
    • Demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills;
    • Excellent time and general management skills;
    • Ability to work effectively with parents, community members, staff, management, non-profit or publicly funded groups, agencies and organizations, and government departmental staff
    • Non-judgmental and accepting attitude;
    • Demonstrated understanding and application of community development principles; and
    • Computer literacy skills.

Additional Information

This position requires:

  • The ability to function both independently and collaboratively
  • The ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule, including availability for evening and weekend work i.e., training, visiting Family Home Child Care homes, and professional development
  • The ability and willingness to travel
  • Regular satisfactory Child Abuse Registry checks and Police Checks
  • Access to reliable transportation

Packing, lifting, setting up and closing up of community-based programs using related materials.

Salary: In accordance with the Provincial ECE Pay Scale, as per the Collective Agreement

Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their cover letter or resume that they meet essential qualifications of education and experience in order to be considered for further assessment. Please forward cover letter, resume, and three references electronically, in Word format to Jane MacIntyre at [email protected] .

Application Deadline: July 11, 2025- 4:30 p.m.

Job Tags

Immediate start, Flexible hours, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,

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