WSD is one of Manitoba’s largest employers with over 6,000 full and part-time employees in 83 locations including 78 schools, two administrative buildings, a training centre , a facilities maintenance office, and a school bus depot.
At WSD, every employee plays a vital role in helping students thrive. Together, we are guided by a shared purpose of creating learning environments rooted in equity, inclusion, and belonging. Serving nearly 32,000 students from diverse communities across Winnipeg, WSD is driven by the values of joy, love, and rigour .
Child Development Lab Assistant
6.0 Hours per day
This program provides adolescent parents the opportunity to gain their high school credits and learn parenting skills while attending school with their infants or toddlers.
Under the supervision and direction of the Principal and/or designate, the Child Development Lab Assistant is responsible for providing instruction and general assistance to: the adolescent parents and their infants in the Child Development Lab; the students of the Family Studies and Food and Nutrition courses; the Development Lab teachers as required; and other various duties.
provides reinforcement of appropriate parenting skills to adolescent parents, including demonstrating and modeling with activities such as feeding and preparing food, snacks and bottles; changing diapers and potty training, movement and motor skills, speech development, swaddling and calming children
facilitating and assisting with adolescent parenting workshops and student conferences on various
topics and demonstrating a variety of skills
observes and records information regarding infants/toddlers and care by parents
provides physical care of infants/toddlers while parents are in classes
maintains the infant/toddler lab i.e. preparing snacks, laundry, sanitizing and clean-up of toys, etc.
planning a daily agenda of activities
diapering in accordance to the needs of the child
supervision of student helpers
administering first aid when necessary
other duties when required
certificate in a specialty post-secondary program such as the Early Childhood Educator Program (ECE II)
minimum 2 years experience in a childcare setting
valid First Aid and CPR certificate
valid Food Handler Certificate
How to apply:
Employment is subject to a clear Child Abuse Registry check and Police Information Check