Child Care Teacher (Day Care worker)

Diocese of Harrisburg; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Applitrack is seeking a Child Care Assistant to help plan and implement daily activities for children in a day care setting. You will supervise children, ensure safety during activities, and support meals, naps, and hygiene while reporting on behavior and development to the lead teacher.

Engagement through reading, play, and creative learning is emphasized. The role involves maintaining a clean, healthy environment, following safety guidelines, and coordinating with staff and parents.

Qualifications

• CPR and basic first aid training may be required.
• Experience caring for young children in a group setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and implementing daily activities for children.
• Supervise and monitor children to ensure safety during indoor and outdoor activities.
• Support meals, snacks, nap times, and personal hygiene routines.
• Observe and report on children's behavior and development to lead staff.
• Engage children through reading, play, and creative learning activities.
• Set up and break down care spaces and communicate with parents and educators.

Job description

Job Description

Child Care Assistant

Grade 11 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

A Child Care Assistant is responsible for assisting in planning and implementing daily activities, supervising and monitoring children to ensure their safety during both indoor and outdoor activities, and maintaining a clean and healthy environment by adhering to safety and sanitation guidelines. They support routine activities such as eating, napping, and personal hygiene, while also observing and reporting on children's behavior and development to the lead teacher or supervisor. Engaging with children through reading, playing, and encouraging creativity and learning is a key part of their role.

Nature of Position:

Many working parents choose to send their kids to a day care program headed by a team of care providers. As the job title implies, their first job is to take care of kids, which can include a number of different activities'.

Playtime

One of the main duties for day care aides is planning and supervising activities for kids. This can mean fun play such as arts and crafts, or activities that focus on skills in sports, music or dance. Children in day care spend a lot of time outside the home and away from parents, so it's important that during these activities aides keep a close eye on the kids, watching out for any behavioral or emotional issues they may need to discuss with parents.

Meals & Snacks

Day Care providers are often responsible for planning and serving snacks and meals for kids. They may need to prepare food and drinks, clean dishes and put away food. Depending on the environment, providers may also be responsible for getting the kids to help serve and clean up after eating.

Safety

As the responsible adults in the room, Child Care Assistants need to be able to respond to basic emergencies and to look out for children's welfare while in their care. Aides are often trained in CPR and basic first aid, which may be required upon hiring or for licensing. Care providers need to be apprised of state laws on child safety procedures and creating a safe environment for children. If kids need to take medications, the aides also need to know the protocols involved and know how to respond to a health emergency.

Logistics

Taking care of children's needs is a Child Care Assistants' first duty -- but she often has other logistical aspects to her job. Aides will be responsible for setting up and breaking down the care space. They may also be responsible for writing daily, weekly or monthly reports of children's behaviors and habits, and communicating that information to parents and educators. Some aides also keep track of payments, and help schedule the right amount of staff for the number of kids attending the program.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must have adequate vision to effectively review documents in varied formats i.e.…paper and digital
• Must have adequate hearing to respond to children, staff, and interact with the public.
• Ability to stand for up to 3 hours
• Currently have excellent health and be free of communicable diseases.

Reports to: Director of the Day Care Program