Student Childcare Assistant- POOL

About the Role

This position assists in creating a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment for children in a childcare setting. Responsibilities include supporting daily routines, promoting positive interactions, and helping to implement age-appropriate activities that encourage learning and development. The role also involves ensuring the well-being of all children by maintaining a clean and organized space, following health and safety guidelines, and collaborating with other staff members to provide consistent, high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care and support for children in a childcare setting.
• Ensure compliance with KDHE licensing regulations.
• Engage with children at an appropriate developmental level.
• Implement positive behavior management strategies.
• Collect and maintain accurate data related to child development and program activities.
• Support and collaborate with other staff members to maintain a safe, organized, and nurturing environment for all children.

Requirements

• Must have completed at least 3 clock hours of child development training, or indicate in application materials a willingness to complete this training prior to the start date.
• Willingness to obtain pediatric First Aid certification within 30 days of employment.
• Willingness to obtain pediatric CPR certification within 30 days of employment.
• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods, the student hourly must:
  • Have been enrolled in no fewer than 6 hours in the past spring semester, or
  • Be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no fewer than 6 hours, or
  • Be enrolled in summer session, or
  • Be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.
• Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments do not apply to Student Hourly appointments.
• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working with children.

Pay

$10.25 per hour