Child Care Teacher (Day Care worker)

About the role

The Child Care Assistant assists in planning and implementing daily activities, supervises and monitors children to ensure safety during indoor and outdoor activities, and maintains a clean and healthy environment by adhering to safety and sanitation guidelines. They support routine activities such as eating, napping, and personal hygiene, observe and report on children's behavior and development to the lead teacher or supervisor, and engage with children through reading, playing, and encouraging creativity and learning. Reports to: Director of the Day Care Program.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and implementing daily activities
• Supervise and monitor children for safety during indoor and outdoor activities
• Maintain a clean and healthy environment following safety and sanitation guidelines
• Support routine activities (eating, napping, personal hygiene)
• Observe and report on children's behavior and development to lead teacher/supervisor
• Engage children through reading, playing, and encouraging creativity and learning
• Plan and supervise playtime activities (arts and crafts, sports, music, dance)
• Monitor children for behavioral or emotional issues
• Plan and serve snacks and meals; prepare food and drinks, clean dishes, put away food; involve children in serving and cleaning up
• Respond to basic emergencies; administer CPR and basic first aid as needed
• Know state laws on child safety procedures and medication protocols
• Set up and break down the care space
• Write daily, weekly, or monthly reports of children's behaviors and habits; communicate to parents and educators
• Track payments and help schedule appropriate staffing levels

Requirements

• Grade 11 education level
• FLSA Non-Exempt status
• Ability to lift 35 pounds using proper technique
• Adequate vision to review documents in varied formats (paper and digital)
• Adequate hearing to respond to children, staff, and public
• Ability to stand for up to 3 hours
• Currently have excellent health and be free of communicable diseases

Qualifications

• Training in CPR and basic first aid (may be required upon hiring or for licensing)
• Knowledge of state laws on child safety procedures
• Understanding of medication administration protocols

Skills

• Activity planning and supervision
• Child behavior observation and reporting
• Communication with parents, educators, and staff
• Organizational and record‑keeping skills
• Basic food preparation and sanitation
• Emergency response (CPR/first aid)