Education ​/ Teaching Instructor, Child Development​/Support

Position Summary

CSI Instructors work with children in grades 1-6 in classroom and community-based settings, providing a range of experiential, recreational, and educational activities. They are responsible for planning, delivering, and evaluating lessons; organizing classroom spaces; supervising youth, staff, and volunteers; and ensuring program goals and objectives are met. The CSI Instructor will be responsible for their own classroom (15-20 children) or in coordination with another instructor.

• Plan, organize, and lead lessons and activities. Activities include numeracy and literacy activities with a STEAM‑centred approach, field trips, cultural experiences, and physical activity.
• Assess youth interests, needs and the overall program climate and adapt the program to meet the needs.
• Administrative tasks such as tracking and submitting participant attendance, evaluations, incident reports, program plans.
• Supervise and mentor Classroom Assistants, junior leaders and volunteers.
• Utilize, adapt, and assist children and youth to realize their potential by helping them set goals for their future.
• Manage children and youth behaviours by following behaviour expectations, and supporting youth by applying conflict resolution and debriefing skills as needed.
• Ensure the accuracy and confidentiality of records regarding the agency, program, and participants are maintained.
• Participate in the walking school bus, walking kids safely to and from the program each day.

• Experience working with children and youth ranging from 6-18 years of age.
• Teaching and lesson or activity planning experience.
• Strong behaviour, group, and crisis management skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion to work with young people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, abilities, and experiences.
• Assessment of students in various settings using best practice principles and evidence-based knowledge.
• Aptitude in problem solving with the ability to adapt to changing needs and priorities and experience in crisis management.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills.
• Clear understanding and demonstration of healthy boundaries and confidentiality.

• Faculty of Education students in year 3 or higher.
• Current and valid CPR and Emergency First Aid Certification.
• Experience supervising/mentoring staff and or volunteers.

This position requires a current satisfactory Police Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search - PVSC) and Child Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please send a cover letter and a resume to employer rep.