Child Care Aide - Sibling Center - PRN

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

21d

About The Position

The Child Care Aide assists teaching staff in implementation of activity planning and provide a safe, secure environment for children six weeks to fourteen years of age. This job ensures that interactions with children support their self-esteem and promote their growth and development. This job also makes learning a fun process that allows and encourages children to explore their full potentials. The Child Care Aide communicates effectively and with respect with parents and team members. This position supports parents in achieving their parenting goals.

Requirements

• Previous experience working with children ages 6 weeks to 12 years of age (paid or unpaid)
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• All positions are required to be available for shift rotations and weekends as negotiated during interview.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 24 hours of coursework in early childhood education or related field (i.e. Child Psychology, Children’s Literature)

Responsibilities

• Respond to the needs of children.
• Implement lesson plans for assigned classroom.
• Document children’s daily progress and activities and prepare reports to parents as directed.
• Ensure that the classroom is clean, neat and free of health hazards or infection control risks.
• Supervise volunteers when in their assigned classroom.
• Preparation of the environment for classroom activities is required.
• Closing down the classrooms in a manner that supports infection control, a pleasing environment in terms of aesthetics and readiness for the next class assigned to that area is required.
• Reviewing the area for safety both indoors and outdoors is essential.
• Preparation of lesson plans for weekends assigned is required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees