Skills Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Assistant near Vancouver (BC)

Find out what skills you typically need to work as an early childhood educator (ECE) assistant in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202).

Tasks

  • Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
  • Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
  • Storytelling
  • Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
  • Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
  • Order supplies and equipment
  • Support early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
  • Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
  • Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
  • provide opportunities to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
  • Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
  • Maintain daycare equipment and assist in housekeeping and cooking duties
  • Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods
  • Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
  • Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors
  • Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
  • Knowledge of Day Nurseries Act
  • Knowledge of licensing regulations
  • Establish guidelines for behaviour
  • Assess the abilities, interests and needs of children and discuss progress or problems with parents and other staff members
  • Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
  • Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
  • Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
  • Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours
  • Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Service and Care Help - Service and Care
  • Tending to Daily Needs
  • Serving Others
  • Protecting and Enforcing
  • Counselling and Nurturing

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Tending to Daily Needs
Responding to the personal care needs of people or animals.
Serving Others
Assisting the public by answering questions, making recommendations, and providing information or support in response to requests.
Protecting and Enforcing
Responding to public safety and security needs and ensuring compliance to rules, standards or laws.
Counselling and Nurturing
Responding to clients' needs by interpreting their emotional and motivational states, and determining and providing appropriate support or interventions.
Communication Help - Communication
  • Advising and Consulting
  • Teaching and Training
  • Liaising and Networking

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Advising and Consulting
Providing guidance and advice to enable decision-making about tasks, situations, and processes.
Teaching and Training
Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
Liaising and Networking
Developing alliances, contacts or partnerships, and exchanging information with others.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Processing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information
Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.
Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Analyzing Information
  • Planning

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Analyzing Information
Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.
Planning
Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.
Management Help - Management
  • Supervising
  • Co-ordinating and Organizing
  • Leading and Motivating

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Supervising
Directing and monitoring the performance of others.
Co-ordinating and Organizing
Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.
Leading and Motivating
Reinforcing an organization's vision and monitoring compliance.

Knowledge

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Law and Public Safety Help - Law and Public Safety
  • Public Safety and Security

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of public safety and security operations and systems, of policy, regulations and procedures for the protection of people, data and property.
Social Sciences and Arts Help - Social Sciences and Arts
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Psychology

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of the principles, methods and practices for studying group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, and the history, migration, ethnicity and origin of cultures.
Psychology
Knowledge of principles, methods and practices for studying mental processes and behaviour and their underlying physiology and neurology, and for assessment and treatment of psychological disorders.
Education and Training Help - Education and Training
  • Teaching and Instruction

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Teaching and Instruction
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum design, teaching and instructional methods for training individuals and groups.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

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