[Hiring] Facilitator - Corporate Training (Early Childhood Mental Health) @SENECA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS&TECHNOLOGY

Role Description

Empower educators. Support healthy development. Make a lasting impact on children's well-being.

Are you passionate about early childhood mental health and helping professionals strengthen their understanding of children's social and emotional development? Do you have experience working with young children, families, and early learning environments? Seneca is seeking an experienced Corporate Trainer with expertise in Early Childhood Mental Health to deliver engaging and interactive learning experiences for professionals working in early learning and childcare environments.

In this role, you will facilitate learning for professionals working in childcare, parent-child resource centres, and related early childhood settings. You will help learners build the knowledge and skills necessary to:

• Identify risk and protective factors
• Foster resilience
• Support responsive caregiver-child relationships during the critical first six years of life

What's on Your Horizon

• Delivery Mode: Online Synchronous
• Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
• Duration: October 7 – November 18

Responsibilities

• Facilitate engaging online learning sessions focused on early childhood mental health and child development.
• Support learners in understanding children's social and emotional development from birth to six years of age.
• Incorporate current evidence-based practices related to resilience, risk and protective factors, and caregiver-child relationships.
• Foster meaningful discussion and encourage the application of concepts to professional practice.
• Utilize online learning technologies to create an engaging and supportive virtual classroom experience.
• Support learner success and achievement of program learning outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or a closely related field (required).
• Additional post-secondary education, graduate studies, specialized certifications, or professional development in Early Childhood Mental Health, Child Development, Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, Education, or related disciplines is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated expertise in early childhood mental health, early childhood development, and children's social-emotional development.
• Experience working with children, families, childcare settings, parent-child resource centers, or early learning environments.
• Experience delivering training in online synchronous and/or hybrid learning environments.
• Proficiency with Learning Management Systems (LMS), Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and digital learning tools.

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