Effective May 5,
2021, by Order of the Discipline Committee:
- Prior to the Member
commencing or resuming employment as an RECE or engaging in the practice
of early childhood education, as defined in section 2 of the Early
Childhood Educators Act, 2007, the Member, at her own expense, will
arrange a mentoring relationship with a Mentor, who:
- is an RECE in good standing
with the College,
- is employed in a
supervisory position,
- has never been found guilty
of professional misconduct and/or incompetence by the Discipline
Committee of the College,
- is not currently found to
be incapacitated by the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College,
- is not currently the
subject of allegations referred to the Discipline Committee or the
Fitness to Practise Committee of the College, and
- is pre-approved by the
Director. In order to pre-approve the Mentor, the Member will provide the
Director with all requested information, including (but not limited to)
the name, registration number, telephone number, address and résumé of
the Mentor.
For clarity, once the suspension in
section 2 above ends, the Member can commence or resume employment as an RECE
after arranging a mentorship relationship with a pre-approved Mentor.
- Within 14 days of commencing
or resuming employment as an RECE, the Member will ensure that the
Director is notified of the name, address and telephone number of all
employers.
- The Member will provide the
Mentor with a copy of the following documents within 14 days of being
notified that the Mentor has been approved by the Director, or within 14
days after the release of such documents, whichever is earliest:
- the Panel’s Order,
- the Agreed Statement of
Facts,
- the Joint Submission on
Penalty and Costs, and
- the Panel’s Decision and
Reasons.
- The Member will meet with
the Mentor at least every 2 weeks after the Mentor has been approved by
the Director to discuss the following subjects:
- review of the College’s
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice,
- the acts or omissions by
the Member, which resulted in the Discipline Committee finding the Member
guilty of professional misconduct,
- the potential consequences
of the misconduct to the parents/children affected, and to the Member’s
colleagues, profession and self,
- strategies for preventing
the misconduct from recurring, and
- the Member’s daily practice
and any issues that arise, to ensure that she is meeting the College’s
Standards of Practice (without disclosing personal or identifying
information about any of the children under the Member’s care, or clients
of her employer(s)).
- After a minimum of 5
sessions, the Member can seek the Director’s permission to stop
participating in the mentorship sessions by providing the Director with a
report by the Mentor that sets out the following:
- the dates the Member
attended the sessions with the Mentor,
- that the Mentor received a
copy of the documents referred to in paragraph (c),
- that the Mentor reviewed the documents set out in paragraph (c) and discussed the subjects set out in paragraph (d) with the Member, and
- the Mentor’s assessment of
the Member’s insight into her behaviour.
- All documents delivered by
the Member to the College or the Mentor will be delivered by email,
registered mail or courier, and the Member will retain proof of delivery.
- The College may require proof of compliance with any of the terms in this Order at any time.
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