Child Care Assistant FT 6951

Coast Guard Exchange•Alameda, CA

24d•$0 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

The Child Care Assistant plans and executes appropriate early childhood education experiences using a variety of materials to promote each child's healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development. Working with the director and teachers, the assistant helps develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum and activities, establish an environment that supports positive interactions, and provide and lead planned activities. The role uses approved child-guidance and youth-development techniques and includes professional interaction with staff, parents, and the command. The assistant helps prepare and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials, monitors children in classrooms and other areas, and accounts for their whereabouts and safety. The position also includes routine caregiving, attending to children's physical needs, conducting health checks, arranging or serving meals and snacks where applicable, maintaining participation data, completing daily reports, and interacting with parents. Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors. Other duties may be assigned. This is a full-time position, scheduled for 30–40 hours per week, located at the Child Development Center in Alameda, California. The salary is $20.28 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED certificate.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
One year of general experience working with children in a group program with children and/or youth.
Ability to lift and carry 45 pounds or more, sit and rise from the floor, walk, bend, stoop, and stand routinely.
Ability to satisfactorily complete a Tier 1 background investigation, including state checks, upon hiring and renew it every five years.
Ability to satisfactorily pass the Civilian Medical Clearance Examination at preplacement and every two years for childcare positions.

Nice To Haves

Two years of education above the high school level, including 12 semester hours of college credit in early childhood, elementary, secondary, or special education; child/youth development; psychology; human development; youth program administration; or related behavioral sciences.
One-year vocational certificate in childcare.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute early childhood education experiences that promote children's emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development.
Work with the director and teachers to develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum and activities.
Help establish an environment that promotes positive interactions among children, youth, and adults.
Assist in providing and leading planned activities for program participants.
Interact with children and youth using approved child-guidance and youth-development techniques.
Interact professionally with staff members, parents, and the command.
Assist with program participation data and required daily reports.
Prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials.
Monitor children in classrooms, playgrounds, hallways, restrooms, study halls, lunch areas, and bus loading areas.
Maintain control of and account for children's whereabouts and safety at all times.
Help arrange or serve appropriate snacks and meals where applicable.
Perform routine caregiving tasks, receive children, support materials and activities, and attend to children's physical needs.
Ensure care follows applicable standards, assist with planning and conducting activities, conduct health checks, and complete reports.
Perform other duties as assigned.