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**About Us** Are you an early childhood educator and Montessorian looking for that next step in your career? Are you ready to begin a new journey in Early Childhood Education and make a difference in the world? Are you passionate about teaching children and are driven by a desire to enhance early childhood education? **If so, Fueling Brains Academies (formerly Kids U) is the place for you!** ***Fueling Brains Academy has won the Gold Winner status for the Calgary Herald/Sun Readers choice Best Daycare & Best Preschool from 2017 - 2022!*** We are currently looking for **On-Call Teachers** who have strong interpersonal skills and find joy in working with children and adults. The ideal candidate will be committed to learning and teaching in emergent, project-based ways, lead by example for the children and ensure a positive and collaborative work environment with all teachers in the classroom. **Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities** * Make a difference every day! * Spark imagination, build self-esteem and help children discover new things each day. * Guide children in self-motivated learning, helping stimulate their natural desire to learn. * Encourage children through role modeling and guidance to respect themselves and others. * Collaborate with classroom teams for planning and implementation of weekly lesson plans. * Plan open ended activities with an emphasis on process orientation and developmentally appropriate curriculum with age-appropriate and individualized activities. * Be responsible for reporting challenges, successes and competencies of each student to the Director or to parents on a regular basis. * Supervise the classroom, helping the children to think creatively, to solve problems independently and respect themselves and others. * Be responsible for ensuring an educational, caring and safe environment for the children. * Assist children with self-care (i.e. dressing, diapering, feeding). * Other duties as assigned by Lead Teachers and Program Supervisors. **What You Bring (Preferred Skills and Qualifications)** * Minimum one year experience working with children * Early Childhood Certification - **ECE Level 2 or 3 Only** * Reggio-inspired or Montessori experience is an asset. * Current First Aid Certificate (may be obtained upon hire) * Criminal Record Check, with Vulnerable Sector Check, within past 6 months (may be obtained upon hire) **Are you someone who** * Believes in having fun! * Thinks outside the box! * Is open-minded! * Desires to Inspire! * Willing to give their best! * Can be trusted by others! * Prepared to change diapers, thoroughly clean, multi-task, and do what it takes to get the job done! * Is a naturally gifted teacher! * Patient, calm, and professional in every situation! * Desires to be a part of something larger than themselves! * Works hard and plays hard! * Wants the position, gets the position, and has the capacity to fulfill roles and responsibilities of the position! * Ambition to grow with the company! * Qualified with credentials for the position and/or willing to become qualified! **IF THIS RESONATES WITH YOU, WE INVITE YOU TO APPLY FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN OUR AWARD WINNING TEAM TODAY!** **Our Offer** * Competitive salary * Extended employee benefit plan based on tenure and role * You will be surrounded by pedagogical leaders to share best practices and learn * Our facilities offer spacious classrooms lit with natural light, beautiful on-site playground and are located near various parks and amenities * Paid Professional Development Days AND non-instructional days * Career growth, and promotion opportunities unparalleled in the field * We pay for your continued education * Annual Lead Teacher retreat focused on skills development * Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) * Team building events, week long staff appreciation events and staff parties! * Enjoy job security in a team you love! * We take work/life balance seriously! **We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note that only those applicants for further consideration will be contacted.** *Fueling Brains Academy is an equal opportunity workplace, and we are committed to building and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. We believe that a strong focus and commitment to diversity and inclusion enables us to truly make early childhood education an enabler for wide-reaching change. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities.*