Child Care Assistant INT 6746

About the role

The Child Care Assistant position at the Cape Cod Child Development Center in Buzzards Bay, MA, requires a high school diploma or GED, along with one year of general experience working with children in a group setting. The position involves executing educational plans, assisting with daily activities, and ensuring the safety and well-being of children.

Responsibilities

• Plans and executes appropriate early childhood education experiences
• Works with the director and teachers to implement age-appropriate curriculum and activities
• Establishes a positive program environment for children and youth
• Assists in providing and leading planned activities for program participants
• Uses approved child guidance and youth development techniques
• Interacts professionally with staff members, parents, and the command
• Maintains program participation data and completes required daily reports
• Prepares, arranges, and maintains indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials
• Maintains control of and accounts for the whereabouts and safety of children
• Performs routine care giving tasks, helps with materials and activities, receives children, interacts with children, and attends to their physical needs
• Ensures care is provided in accordance with standards, assists in planning, conducting activities, conducting health checks, ensuring the safety and well-being of children, and completing reports
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED certificate
• Ability to read, write, and speak in English
• Physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds, sit and rise from the floor, walk, bend, and stoop, and stand on a routine basis
• Ability to complete a Tier 1 background investigation and pass a Civilian Medical Clearance Examination

Qualifications

• Two years of education above high school level, including twelve semester hours of college credit in early childhood/elementary/secondary/special education, child/youth development, psychology, human development, youth program administration, or related behavioral sciences
• A one-year vocational certificate in childcare

Skills

Essential skills include the ability to interact professionally with staff members, parents, and the command, and to plan and execute activities while ensuring the safety and well-being of children.

Benefits

The U.S. Coast Guard Community Services Command offers comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance, flexible spending account, pension plan, 401(k) savings plan, life insurance, short term/long term disability, tuition assistance, paid parental leave, and more.

Pay

$18.00/hr

Schedule

Intermittent (0-19 hours/week)