Child Care Aide or Child Care Provider

About the role

Primary Location: Rapid City, SD USA. Department: RCH Rapid City Childrens Center. Job Category: Support Services. Job Family: Child Care. Employee Type: Regular.

Job Summary: To provide quality care of children ranging from six weeks old up to age 12 with developmentally appropriate lesson plans.

Responsibilities

• Establishes a nurturing and respectful relationship with all children and provides activities that enhance each child's self-concept and socialization skills.
• Establishes a positive learning environment and provides a variety of activities that promote children's physical skills, intellectual abilities, communication skills and creative expression.
• Utilizes knowledge gained through training and takes precautionary measures in order to provide for the safety of the children, parents, and other program participants.
• Contributes to the overall quality early childhood programming by promoting a positive developmentally appropriate practice and ensuring an overall safe, healthy and secure environment for children, staff and visitors.
• Integrates positive guidance techniques on a regular basis, such as communicating expectations, giving children realistic choices, and redirecting inappropriate behaviors.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience: 1+ years of Early Childhood Experience.
• Education: Associates in Child Studies/Education and/or obtain within 12-months of hire.
• Certification: Child Development Associate (CDA) – Accredited University or accredited training professionals.
• Physical Requirements: Light work – exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Pay

Starting Pay Rate Range: $16.30 - $19.29 (Child Care Aide $16.30‑$18.73, Child Care Provider $16.78‑$19.29; determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40. Shift requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.