Childcare Assistant Teacher PRN

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's Child Care Center seeks a caring assistant to support development across social, emotional, physical and intellectual domains. Provides safe, engaging activities aligned with developmental levels and supports children's growing confidence.

Required: DCF Introductory 40-hour Child Care Training (Parts I and II) plus 5-hour Literacy and Language Development or within 90 days of hire. HS Diploma or equivalent and background screening emphasize safety.

Qualifications

• DCF Introductory forty (40)-clock-hour Child Care Training required (Parts I and II).
• Five (5)-clock-hour Early Literacy and Language Development training or equivalent within 90 days of hire.
• HS Diploma, GEC or Certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for assigned groups of children.
• Support social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
• Create nurturing environment with activities matching developmental level.
• Encourage confidence through positive interactions with adults and peers.

Skills

DCF 40-hour training

Early literacy & language development

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Department

Child Care Center

Job Summary

Provides care for children in assigned groups stressing individual needs within the developmental framework of social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. Assists in creating an environment and providing experiences which are conducive to a child’s continuing growth in these areas. Provides assistance in developing feelings of confidence and well-being by having opportunities for successful encounters with adults, peers and their physical environment. Activities are provided to challenge the child within the context of his or her appropriate developmental level.

Required Qualifications

• Require DCF Introductory forty (40)-clock-hour Child Care Training comprised of Part I and Part II courses and five (5)-clock-hour (or .5 Continuing Education Units) Early Literacy and Language Development, or within 90 days of hire or transfer.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer demonstrated ability to use correct grammar and spelling in writing parent notes, incident reports and communication boards.
• Prefer demonstrated ability to work and plan with other caregivers in a team setting.
• Prefer demonstrated ability to write notes and fill out incident reports.
• Prefer demonstrated expert interpersonal and attention to detail skills.
• Prefer demonstrated flexibility in working with several age groups of children.
• Prefer demonstrated interest in learning early childhood development.
• Prefer demonstrated patience, enthusiasm and respect for children.
• Prefer one (1) to four (4) years of experience working with children in a classroom setting,

Mandatory Education

HS EQ: High School Diploma, GEC or Certificate

Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/