Child Care Assistant Teacher I

About the role

Provides care for children in assigned groups, stressing individual needs within the developmental framework of social, emotional, physical and intellectual development.

Creates an environment and provides experiences that are conducive to a child's continuing growth in these areas.

Challenges the child within the context of their appropriate developmental level.

Responsibilities

• Assists in creating an environment and providing experiences that are conducive to a child’s continuing growth in social, emotional, physical and intellectual development.
• Works with other caregivers in a team setting to develop feelings of confidence and well-being in children.
• Uses correct grammar and spelling in writing parent notes, incident reports and communication boards.
• Writes notes and fills out incident reports.
• Works with several age groups of children.
• Challenges the child within the context of their appropriate developmental level.

Requirements

• 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.
• Require a current Level 2 ACHA background clearance.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Expert interpersonal and attention to detail skills.
• Ability to work and plan with other caregivers in a team setting.
• Patient, enthusiastic and respectful towards children.
• Interest in learning early childhood development.
• Correct grammar and spelling in writing parent notes, incident reports and communication boards.
• Flexibility in working with several age groups of children.
• Ability to write notes and fill out incident reports.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

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Schedule

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Employment Screening Requirements

All individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.