Child Care Assistant II - Merritt

Peralta Community College District Careers•Oakland, CA

About The Position

Under immediate supervision, performs a variety of early childhood education-related duties. Work Schedule This is normally a full-time position with a work schedule of five days and 40 hours/week. Duties are normally performed 10 months a year. May be required to work some evenings and Saturdays during peak periods, such as registration, audits, fiscal year-end, graduation, etc.

Requirements

Possession of a Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or a Regular Children’s Center Instructional Permit is required as a condition of employment.
Completion of a minimum of twelve (12) semester units of course work in early childhood education/child development(exclusive of field work) including at least one course in each of the following core areas: -child/human growth and development; -child, family and community, or child and family relations; infant/toddler; -programs/curriculum
Fifty (50) days of experience in an instructional capacity in a child care and development program, working at least three hours per day within the last two years. (Experience may include paid and/or volunteer work.)
Knowledge of early childhood education as related to child development and infant/toddler or nursery school programs.
Ability to work effectively, within a team structure and relate to parents, students and staff of various ethnic backgrounds.
Possession of valid certification in Pediatric CPR , First Aid and health & safety practices.
Applicant must have demonstrated cultural competency, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college staff, faculty, and student

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of early childhood education as related to child development and infant/toddler and pre-school age programs.
Ability to work effectively within a team structure and relate to parents, students, and staff of various ethnic backgrounds.