Child Care Assistant (Developmental) FT – 6811

About the role

This is a developmental position leading to a full performance level Child Care Assistant, NF-1702-02. Upon satisfactory performance and one year completion of general working experience, an employee may be non-competitively promoted to the Child Care Assistant, NF-1702-02 at management’s request with potential for a higher rate in pay.

Responsibilities

• Plans and executes appropriate early childhood education experiences with a variety of material to promote the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child.
• Works with the director and teachers in developing and implementing age appropriate curriculum and activities.
• Helps establish a program environment that promotes positive child and youth interactions with other children, youth and adults.
• Affords assistance in providing and leading planned activities for program participants.
• Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.
• Interacts professionally with staff members, parents, and the command.
• Affords assistance in maintaining program participation data and completing required daily reports.
• Affords assistance in preparing, arranging, and maintaining indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedule.
• Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children at all times.
• Affords assistance in arranging for/serve appropriate snacks/meals where applicable.
• Performs routine care giving tasks, helping with materials and activities, receiving children, interacting with children and attending to the children's physical needs.
• Ensures care is provided in accordance with standards, assists in planning, and conducting activities, conducts health checks, ensures the safety and well-being of children, completes reports, and interacts with parents.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED certificate and must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to read, write and speak in English.
• Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds and over, sit and rise from the floor, walk, bend, and stoop and stand on a routine basis.
• Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors.
• Ability to satisfactorily complete Tier 1 background investigation, to include state checks, upon hiring and renew every 5 years.
• Ability to satisfactorily pass the Civilian Medical Clearance Examination that is performed at preplacement and then every two years for every childcare position type.
• Prior experience working with children and/or youth preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications required: High school diploma or GED certificate and must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to read, write and speak in English.
• Ability to promote and foster effective working relationships with children, youth, and coworkers.
• Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds and over, sit and rise from the floor, walk, bend, and stoop and stand on a routine basis.
• Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors.
• Ability to satisfactorily complete Tier 1 background investigation, to include state checks, upon hiring and renew every 5 years.
• Ability to satisfactorily pass the Civilian Medical Clearance Examination that is performed at preplacement and then every two years for every childcare position type.
• Prior experience working with children and/or youth preferred.

Skills

• Ability to promote and foster effective working relationships with children, youth, and coworkers.
• Ability to satisfactorily complete Tier 1 background investigation, to include state checks, upon hiring and renew every 5 years.
• Ability to satisfactorily pass the Civilian Medical Clearance Examination that is performed at preplacement and then every two years for every childcare position type.
• Prior experience working with children and/or youth preferred.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
• Pension Plan
• 401k Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave

Pay

$18.00/hour

Schedule

Full Time (30-40 hours/week)