Cedar Grove Church (Surrey, BC)

Cedar Grove Church is seeking a Manager for the Cedar Grove Childcare Centre Ministry. This role is for a fully committed follower of Jesus Christ who is ministry-minded and a dedicated Early Childhood Educator. This position requires someone with team leadership skills who is excited about working in a workplace where they can positively impact a child’s future! The Centre needs an organized self-starter, able to meet deadlines, accommodate changing demands and provide a high level of warm, friendly and encouraging service to the Childcare Centre parents and staff and provide love and focused attention to the Centre’s children. This is a permanent full-time position to start in September.

We offer competitive pay, benefits, paid time off and flexibility - We are a play based program working strongly on self help skills, emotional regulation, and expansion of play.

We are a fully licensed center and have been in business for over 42 years.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide direct supervision, guidance, and strategic leadership to a staff team of 14 other staff

• Read, understand and follow all Provincial requirements and standards and ensure the Staff team is proficient in meeting and maintaining them

• Ensure all Church Policies & Procedures are met and maintained

• Planning, implementing, and evaluating activities and experiences for individual and group needs of all children within a consistent child centered program environment

• Guiding and Caring for a group of 80+ children; infant to age 12

• Establish and maintain positive daily communication and relationships with parents and children

• Ensure that all safety and supervision standards are implemented and maintained as per licensing requirements

• Daily & Monthly administrative duties such as record keeping, attendance, financial reports etc. maintained by using word, excel and government online systems

• Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the Center, the children, their families, and staff

• Maintain regular attendance, punctuality and to be appropriately dressed

Salary:

$24 - $28 per hour

Benefits:

• Amazing staff

• Extended health care & dental

• Paid vacation

• Paid sick leave

• A 35% discount on childcare for their Child(ren)

• A caring environment of staff members committed to ministering to families and our community

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

• Hours of work are flexible

License/Certification:

• Must have ECE, ECEA or equivalent Courses/Degree/Certificate in child growth and development. Infant Toddler and Responsible Adult Certification a benefit

• Must have some management/supervisory experience in an inclusive child care setting

• Experience working with children in a licensed group child care setting

• A Criminal Record Check

• Children’s First Aid certificate required

Other important considerations:

• This position would require that the individual be in doctrinal alignment with Cedar Grove Baptist Church’s Statement of Faith

• This position would also require that they would attend Cedar Grove Baptist Church services weekly and become a covenant member within six (6) months of hire

COVID-19 considerations:

The Cedar Grove Childcare Centre complies with all the protocols set by the Public Health Officer as well as WorkSafe BC.

Expected Start Date:

September 2022

For more information you can visit our website www.cedargrovechildcare.com and/or email questions to Michael Vuorensivu @ michael@the-grove.net.