We are expanding our teams!

We are looking for passionate and committed early learning professionals to join our teams at all three of our locations.

- Are you inspired by the thinking of children, love and know the value of being outdoors (in all weathers) and passionate about rights?
- Are you looking to deepen your pedagogical practice in a collaborative team environment?

Early Childhood Educator Positions:
One full time position - Okotoks - April start date

One full time position Rosemont, NW Calgary - June start date

One full time position - Lynnwood, SE Calgary - start date TBC

We are looking for individuals who:

  • have a minimum of three years of experience working with children ages 2-6 years old;

  • have experience, knowledge or interest in working in an emergent curriculum environment, the Reggio Emilia and Forest School approach;

  • is flexible and looks forward to responding to planning to changes in programming as the day requires - based on weather or the interests of the children;

  • enjoys collaboration and working in a team planning environment as this position forms part of a self-functioning team which involves daily and weekly team planning, responsibility for implementation of those plans, classroom organization and cleanliness;

  • has or be willing to take first aid certification; must provide current police and vulnerable sector check (less than 6 months old);

  • has ECE certification; we value having a diverse team that have skills and knowledge across a variety of areas; please be sure to include any special interests or certifications you might have (e.g the arts, yoga, permaculture etc)

These positions:

  • primarily work directly with children; outdoors daily for up to 7 hours except in extreme weather; class size of 16 children with 3 educators that form a self-functioning team;

  • are full time; 7.5 hours per day; Monday-Friday; our hours of operation are 8:30 am-4:30pm;

  • offers paid training and ongoing professional development in areas related to Forest School and the Reggio Emilia philosophies and working in a democratic environment;

  • $20/hour plus government wage top up; internal Wage Enhancement Program for tenure and additional professional development; 2 paid personal days per year; flexible time off up to 5 weeks per year (closed over Winter holidays);

  • $1,000 per year in Health Spending Account after probationary period

All interested candidates are welcome to apply. We are an Alberta Living Wage employer and were part of the Canada 50-30 Challenge until its completion. We are committed to reconciliation and employment equity. We encourage applications from Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), Black, and other racialized (BIPOC) candidates. Preference may be given to qualified Indigenous applicants.

Please email resume, cover letter or other expression of interest to:

commondigs@gmail.com

Thank you to all those that apply. Due the number of applications we typically receive we are only able to respond to the ones that we will be contacting for interviews.