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Tri-County Regional Centre for Education

The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education (TCRCE) encompasses the three (3) Counties of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby serving approximately 6100 students in twenty-two (22) schools, composed of 13 Elementary Schools, 6 High Schools, 1 Middle School, and 2 Elementary/High Schools.

Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African descent/ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure that you complete the self-identification portion on the position application.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS (mm,dd,yyyy): 04/06/2025  at 11:59pm.

Effective Dates (mm,dd,yyyy): 04/14/2025 to 06/30/2025 

Position Type: Term

Position:         Pre-Primary Support Worker (PPSW)

Reports to:      Supervisor, Pre-Primary Program & School Principal

The Pre-Primary Support Worker will be part of the Pre-Primary team and will provide required support within the day-to-day operations of the Pre-Primary program. This individual will work cooperatively with Early Childhood Educators (ECE’s), school-based staff, families, and community-based professionals to support children in the Pre-Primary program. The Pre-Primary Support Worker will provide assistance in the day-to-day operational requirements as determined by Education and Early Childhood Development and the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education.       

• High School Diploma, or equivalent;
• Should have experience with children in a child care and early learning environment setting such as Pre-primary, regulated child care setting, early years programs, camp/recreation, after school programs or in a family/extended family setting;
• Should have experience working collectively with others;
• Nova Scotia Child Care Classification (Entry Level or Level 1), or be willing to complete entry level training in the first year of employment with support from the Pre Primary Team.

• Have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills;
• Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team;
• Demonstrate ability to value the voice and contribution of others while remaining open to corrective feedback through a reflective supervision approach;
• Maintain confidentiality in all issues related to the student, family and school;

The Pre-primary Support Worker shall perform tasks as discussed with the Supervisor of Pre-Primary, Program Lead and/or Lead Early Childhood Educator.  These tasks may be different from time to time. Support may include engaging and being a part of activities, routines and   children’s play alongside the ECE’s team and assisting in maintaining organization, tidiness and sanitary conditions of the Pre-primary learning environments.

Tasks may include but not be limited to the following:

• Support early childhood educators in providing a positive, safe, nurturing and responsive learning environment to promote development in all areas of development through the guidance of the Nova Scotia Early Learning Curriculum Framework;
• Engage in play with children;
• Assist with snack and lunch time routines: sanitizing, set up of physical space and supporting a welcoming and positive experience for snacks and meals;
• Collaborate and contribute observations made within the learning environment with ECE team to enhance ongoing learning opportunities for children within the Pre-primary program;
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, sanitizing, general housekeeping duties as required;
• Be willing to attend team and staff meetings to support and be a proactive contributor to address situations in a proactive approach;
• Enhance the Pre-primary Program through the guidance and direction of the Lead ECE and Pre-primary Supervisor;
• Other related tasks as assigned.

TO APPLY:

• Complete the online profile/resume - you can attach a resume to your profile, security checks, and reference letters if applicable. In the profile ensure you fill in all areas with a red asterisk * to avoid errors even if it doesn't pertain to your application.
• Ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certificates. 
• Ensure to upload all post secondary education diploma/certificates. 

(Please note: Three (3) references from Immediate Supervisors required - failure to include your references will cause delay in processing your application, also you should include email addresses for your references, this will speed up the process, ensure they know to check their junk/spam folders).

Once You've Applied:

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. A notification email will be sent when the position has been filled. Ensure to check your junk/spam folders.

SECURITY CHECKS:

The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education requires that all newly hired employees provide a satisfactory Child Abuse Register Check and Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Checks. If you have current security checks less than 3 months old you can attach these checks to your profile / resume, otherwise, you will receive instructions once a decision has been made on your application. 

For more information about the TCRCE visit our website at https://www.tcrce.ca/