Mission: Empowering Teen Parents to Succeed 

Vision: Teen Parent Families Thrive and Enrich our Community 

Job ID: 25-017TERRA 

Childminder  

As a non-profit organization that has been serving pregnant and parenting teens in Edmonton for 50 years Terra is recognized for its leadership, innovation and collaboration.  Annually more than 1,000 young parents and their children benefit from a comprehensive range of services. Through the compassionate work of the staff, we help parents and children to develop and reach their full potential by recognizing and responding to their unique and individual needs. Terra staff are guided by the Code of Honour which supports, respects, and celebrates our families and staff (https://terracentre.ca/what-is-terra/careers/).  If you share our values and support our mission and vision, please consider joining our team.  

Job Overview:  

We are seeking a caring and enthusiastic Childminder to support children during on-site group programming sessions. In this role, you will create a safe and engaging environment where children can explore play-based activities and enjoy meaningful interactions that foster their growth and development. While parents participate in programming, you will ensure their children are well cared for and actively engaged. 

Job Conditions:  

The Childminder position is based at one of our designated programming site locations and involves working select evening shifts throughout the year. Scheduled hours may fall between Monday and Friday evenings, typically between 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Specific shifts will vary based on program scheduling and staff availability, with additional hours potentially offered as needed. 

Key responsibilities:  

  • Welcome and interact warmly with participants and their children at the Terra Centre.  
  • Join and engage with families during dinner time to foster a sense of community.  
  • Provide quality care and facilitate age-appropriate activities for children aged 0 to 6 years.  
  • Model positive and developmentally appropriate adult-child interactions.  
  • Support and enhance learning opportunities through play and guided activities.  
  • Communicate with parents and caregivers, offering an overview of their child’s experiences during childminding.  
  • Perform light cleaning and maintain the childcare space to ensure a safe and organized environment. 

 
Qualifications/Requirements:   

  • Early Childhood Educator (ECE) education is an asset but not required. 
  • Experience working with children aged 0-6 years.   
  • Experience working with children from diverse backgrounds   
  • Must be at least 18 years old   

Knowledge and Abilities:    

  • Ability to work with families from diverse cultural backgrounds and develop positive, effective, professional rapport and relationships with youth   
  • Knowledge of child/youth development and child-parent attachment   
  • Understanding and knowledge of the issues pregnant and parenting young people face  
  • Knowledge of child development and play based activities  

   

Other requirements:    

  • Ability to work flexible hours  
  • Manual dexterity required to operate various appliances and equipment.  
  • Ability to lift between 25- 50 lbs  
  • Current Standard First Aid and CPR  
  • Police Information Check (including vulnerable Sector Check) and Child and Youth Intervention Check, completed within the last 90 days prior to start date. Processing times may take several weeks to complete these checks. Results will be reviewed on a case by case basis.  

Core Behavioral Competencies: 

Terra values are core to the organization. We strive to hire individuals who possess these behavioral competencies at all levels of the organization.    

   

  • Personal Leadership: Practices inclusion, communicates openly and effectively, demonstrates self-awareness    
  • Productive Relationships: Develops networks, collaborates, develops self and others    
  • Results Focus: Applies outcomes-based problem solving and systems thinking, demonstrates evidence-informed decision making     
  • Service Excellence: Practices innovation, facilitates a culture of learning, demonstrates continuous improvement     
  • Program Planning; design, plan, coordinate, facilitation of groups    
  • Finance; manage allocated financial resources for program delivery     
  • Communication skills; excellent both written and oral; evidenced in grant writing and reporting to funders   
  • Community Relations; well-developed engagement skills, strong networking    

   

Intention Statement: 

Terra recognizes that it operates within a society and systems shaped by white supremacy and colonization and institutionalized discrimination and the exclusion, exploitation, and marginalization of Indigenous, Black, and people of color.    

Terra strives to understand and be accountable for how white supremacy continues to impact its work at an organizational and systemic level and to address harm; implicit and explicit biases.   

Our intention is:   

To build a foundation of awareness, knowledge, and skills to be an anti-racist organization. To respond to systemic racism that creates barriers and inequality in the workplace and in society. To be an organization that embeds the principles of equity and anti-oppression to everything it undertakes.     

Our goal is to actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through an antiracism lens through policies, processes and practices.    

   

Compensation: The hourly rate for this position is $18.45/hour. 

  

To Apply:   

Please email your résumé and cover letter to: Human Resources, employment@terracentre.ca Please include “25-017TERRA Childminder” in the subject line of the email.      

  

Closing Date: Until Suitable Candidate is found