S/N ECE Child Care Assistant (SS-49291)

Confederated Tribes Of The Colville Reservation; Keller (WA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation seeks a Short Notice Childcare Assistant to provide supervised care for infants to preschoolers at HeadStart, Reservation Wide, WA.

The role is on-call, non-exempt, with the expectation to report within one hour of notification and support age-appropriate development activities in a center setting, including occasional parenting education.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or enrollment proof.
• Experience with students in classroom or similar setting preferred.
• Post-hire completion of basics like 30 credit hours in childcare and health/safety trainings may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervised direct care for infants to preschoolers in a center-based program.
• Engage children in age-appropriate developmental activities.
• Support parenting education components as needed.
• Follow teacher instructions to assist in instruction-oriented activities.

Skills

Child guidance

Preschool operation

Communication

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma

Childcare licensing knowledge

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Reservation Wide - WA, Salary Range: $20.34 - $20.34 Hourly, CLOSING DATE: Open Continuously with bi-weekly reviews

POSITION: Short Notice Childcare Assistant

SALARY: $20.34, per hour

REPORTS TO: ECE Site Supervisor

LOCATION: HeadStart, Reservation Wide

Basic Functions:

This is a non-exempt position. Short Notice position is an on-call role, and applicants must be prepared to report to work within one hour of receiving notification. Provides supervised direct care to infant-to-preschool aged children and assistance at a center based child care facility. Implements innovative age appropriate child-centered development and functioning exercises, for a preschool aged child care program that includes parenting education on occasion for parents.

Qualifications: Education and Training:

• Requires the equivalent of a high school diploma or proof of enrollment in High School.
• Preferred applicants have experience working with students in a classroom or equivalent environment and successful completion of minimum childcare licensing standards.
• Incumbents assigned to infant and pre-school environments will be required to complete 30 credit hours Basics of Child Care and HIV/Blood borne pathogens, Safe Sleep, and Food Handlers, and after hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Requires a basic knowledge of child guidance principles and practices and an understanding of the goals and objectives of a preschool aged child care program in a school district environment.
• Requires working knowledge of learning exercises and approaches that are appropriate for student parents.
• Requires working knowledge of the needs and behavior of preschool aged children.
• Requires working knowledge of proper sanitizing and sterilization methods, as well as cleaning materials and disinfectants.
• Requires sufficient human relations skills to interact with student parents, parents of students, and staff.
• Ability to perform the essential responsibilities and work tasks of the position.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret a teacher’s instructions in order to assist in instruction-oriented recreation activities of infant children.
• Ability to understand the needs and differences of children and to reach and engage them in play.
• Requires the ability to balance emotional support and discipline to deal with behavior problems in children.
• Requires the ability to perform indoors in an office and/or classroom environment engaged in work of primarily a sedentary to a moderately active nature.
• Requires near visual acuity to read and write printed materials and computer screens.
• Requires hearing and speech ability for ordinary and telephonic conversation, to speak to small groups, and to hear sound prompts from equipment.
• Requires the ability to move about office, classroom, and school grounds, and reach work materials.
• Requires sufficient manual and finger dexterity to demonstrate teaching aids, to point out important words/figures to students, and to operate personal computers.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, and move supplies, furniture, etc., of light-to-medium weight (under 50 pounds) on an intermittent basis.

Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.

TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.

If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ Vehicle Insurance. In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances. If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.

INFORMATION: Shayla Schilling, HR Technician Senior, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, [phone] [e-mail]