Before School Support – LTO – Keatsway

Before School Support – LTO – 10 hrs per week Keatsway

Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) serves approximately 65,000 students in 123 schools, as well as alternative and continuing education sites. WRDSB is committed to creating learning environments that support the achievement and well‑being of all students through partnering with staff, parents, families, caregivers and communities to promote success in learning and life. Additional information regarding the Board is available on the Board’s website at .

WRDSB has a current vacancy for Before and After School Support (B.A.S.S.) Long‑term occasional employees. B.A.S.S. employees will work alongside a Designated Early Childhood Educator (DECE) to support play‑based programming for students in junior kindergarten to grade 6 who are registered in WRDSB’s Before and After school program to provide general student supervision.

• Follow the guidance of the DECE operating the extended day classroom.
• Support positive and responsive interactions among the children, parents, child care providers and staff.
• Encourage children to interact and communicate in a positive way and support their ability to self‑regulate.
• Support the children’s exploration, play and inquiry.
• Assist with child‑initiated and adult‑supported experiences.
• Provide a positive learning environment where each child’s learning and development is supported and inclusive of all children, including those with individualized plans.
• Support indoor and outdoor play, active play, rest and quiet time, considering the individual needs of the children receiving child care.
• Foster the engagement of and ongoing communication with parents about the program and their children.
• Follow licensing requirements under the Child Care and Early Years Act.
• Promote an anti‑oppressive, anti‑racist, and inclusive culture where all children feel seen, heard, respected, and have the support and resources they need to flourish.
• Support the health, safety, nutrition and well‑being of the children.
• Supervise and support children to ensure that they are healthy and safe by following Public Health, First Aid and Emergency procedures.

• Hold a minimum of a high school diploma, GED or equivalent level of educational attainment.
• Prior experience supervising and supporting children in a positive and safe manner.
• Valid Standard First Aid with CPR Level C/AED, or be ready, able, and willing to obtain this training as a condition of employment.
• Satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) that is current within 5 years if currently employed with the WRDSB, or within 6 months for new employees.
• Complete Licensed child‑care staff record requirements, including Region of Waterloo Public Health Health Assessment.
• Provide applications and supporting documentation stating qualifications and experience, and proof of Standard First Aid with CPR Level C/AED in your portfolio.
• Provide a satisfactory Criminal Background Check including the Vulnerable Sector; receipt in Human Resources prior to the commencement of employment.

• Extended Day B.A.S.S. Ratio Employees
• First Aid with CPR Level C/AED (or pending).
• Police Vulnerable Sector Check current as per requirements.
• Licensed child‑care staff record completed and submitted.

We are committed to equity in employment. We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:
First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples; individuals with visible and/or invisible disabilities; and persons of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. We will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the protected grounds, to support candidate participation in the hiring process.

We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather today is the lands traditionally used by the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Chonnonton People. We also acknowledge the enduring presence and deep traditional knowledge, laws and philosophies of the Indigenous Peoples with whom we share this land today. We are all treaty people with a responsibility to honour all our relations.

Learn more about the Territorial Acknowledgement.