“We need a teacher who is sometimes the director, sometimes the set designer, sometimes the curtain and the backdrop, and sometimes the prompter. A teacher who is both sweet and stern, who is the electrician, who dispenses the paint, and who is even the audience - the audience who watches, sometimes claps, sometimes remains silent, full of emotion, who sometimes judges with skepticism, and at other times applauds with enthusiasm.”
TO INSPIRE. EDUCATE. GROW.
Does your image of the child include the words
Competent, Curious, Full of Knowledge, and Potential?
How about your image of self? Do you have an appreciation for nature? Believe that community engagement is essential? Recognize that family is the child's first teacher? Are you interested in learning more about yourself and others?
we are looking for you!
We are interested in meeting ECEs & ITEs who are inspired by the principles and practices of the Reggio Approach, excited about working within a newly built and thoughtfully designed space, and want to be a part of a dynamic community full of opportunities for engagement and place-based learning.
At Lulu’s, we want to reflect our understanding that supporting all our staff has immediate and long-term benefits for the whole team, the company’s sustainability and, most importantly, the children in our care. We are driven to create a fair, fun, and holistic workplace where those who are fostering our children are valued, challenged, and feel at home.
Current Job Openings:
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AND INFANT AND TODDLER EDUCATORS
We are hiring for our team of Educators! If you have a license to practice as an ECE in BC, and want to be part of this exciting opportunity in a brand new, built-to-purpose early childhood education centre, then please apply!
We are interested in meeting ECEs who are inspired by the principles and practices of the Reggio Approach, excited about working within a newly built and thoughtfully designed space, and want to be a part of a dynamic community full of opportunities for engagement and place-based learning.
Please email your BC ECE licence to practice and resume to hello@thisislulus.com
We are excited to hear from you!
AT LULU’S, WE WILL…
…VALUE YOUR WORK…
We are dedicated to providing all staff who have their ECE certification with at least a living wage from their first day at Lulu’s, with compensation beyond this based on experience and capacity to take on Leadership Team roles.
The Living Wage is defined here according to the Community Social Planning Council for the Greater Victoria area and calculated based on Living Wage for Families campaign.
…VALUE YOUR HEALTH…
We understand how valuable the connection between your body and mind is to maintain and balance between all the spaces we occupy - our home, workplace, and public places.
This is why we will guarantee the following benefits to all our permanent employees:
SIGNING BONUS AFTER 3 MONTHS
Paid staff meetings
Sick days
(5 PAID)paid vacation
Extended medical
Life AND disability insurance
…AND VALUE YOUR FUTURE.
We are driven to enshrine the principles of progress and growth at various scales; ensuring professional development and learning opportunities within Lulu’s operations that lift you up and nurture the amazing potential we know future employees will have.
At Lulu’s, we will offer:
Formal and informal PROFESSIONAL development opportunities
Annual cost of living raises
scheduling with dedicated time for administration AND team building
Paid CPR, First Aid course renewals once employed and paid Criminal Record Checks
From the beginning.
Lulu’s is new. It’s exciting, evolving, but this can also hold uncertainty for those of you thinking of joining our team. We’d like to think of this uncertainty as great potential!
What will WORKING AT Lulu’s look like?
Welcoming. Creative. Thoughtful…..
In other words, something great!
Our team will learn about the visions and philosophies that reflect the principles upon which Lulu’s is founded and be provided with training opportunities inspired by the Reggio-approach to early childhood education.
What do we envision the everyday to look like?
It depends on you, of course. How you digest Lulu’s vision and values. How you practice within the programming and spaces.
If pressed, we’d hope for the following…
… full engagement in the now, with our peers, the children, and our environments, when appropriate and available to educators…
… opportunities for education that are welcoming, spark the imagination, builds self-esteem, and encourages children to enrich their every day experiences using the environment as the third teacher …
… administrative time to digest, document, assess, prep, evaluate, process …
… moments for formal and informal one-on-one and group meetings, conversations, dialogues, walks, phone calls… with peers, leaders, administrators, parents, community members …
… space for all sorts of movement and stillness, so that our bodies aren’t worn from repetition or too much of any one thing …