Early Childhood Assistant. An employee who is in the process of completing the basic Early Childhood Education requirements at an accredited training program but is not yet licensed by CCF, and is suitable to provide care for children between the ages of three years and school age; and is engaged in providing a caring and educational program for the children in the centre. Infant/Toddler Assistant – An employee who is in the process of completing the Infant/Toddler certification at an accredited training program but is not yet licensed by CCF; and is suitable to provide care for children between the ages of six weeks and three years; and is engaged in providing a caring and educational program for the children in the centre.
Early Childhood Assistant. A member of staff in the process of becoming qualified, responsible for the care of children and routine duties under the direction of the senior staff.
Early Childhood Assistant. An employee who is in the process of taking a recognized Early Childhood Certificate Program and/or completing the 500 hour requirement. Auxiliary (Long-term) - An employee as defined in Articles 4.2 and 14.8. Auxiliary (Short-term) - An employee as defined in Article 4.2 working for less than 22 continuous days.
Early Childhood Assistant. An employee who is in the process of completing the basic Early Childhood Education requirements at an accredited training program but is not yet licensed by CCF, and is suitable to provide care for children between the ages of three years and school age; and is engaged in providing a caring and educational program for the children in the centre. Auxiliary (Short Term): an employee as defined in Article 4.2 who works for less than twenty-two (22) continuous days as per Article 12.7.
Early Childhood Assistant. These provisions shall be read in conjunction with the classification structure as provided for at Schedules 1 and 2C. Progression from one level to the next within a classification is subject to an Early Childhood Education Assistant meeting the following criteria: competency at the existing level; twelve months experience at that level and in-service training as required; demonstrated ability to acquire the skills which are necessary for advancement to the next pay point level. Access to Level 2 is subject to the Assistant holding the Certificate III in Children’s Services in addition to having met the above criteria. Entry level for Certificate III holders is at Level 1.3. Where an employee is deemed not to have met the requisite competency at their existing level at the time of appraisal, his/her incremental progression may be deferred for periods of three months at a time provided that: the employee is notified in writing as to the reasons for the deferral; the employee has, in the twelve months leading to the appraisal, been provided with in-service training required to attain a higher competency level; following any deferral, the employee is provided with the necessary training in order to advance to the next level. Where an appraisal has been deferred for operational reasons beyond the control of either party, and the appraisal subsequently deems the employee to have met the requirements, any increase in wage rates will be back paid to the twelve month anniversary date of the previous incremental progression. Incremental progression to the next pay point level may be accelerated if: an employee has achieved competency at his/her existing level, has demonstrated an ability to acquire the skills necessary to progress to the next pay point level prior to the completion of twelve months at his/her existing level. Either the employer or the employee may seek to implement accelerated advancement. It is the employer’s responsibility to determine whether the accelerated advancement is appropriate.
