Child Care Assistant INT 6956

Coast Guard Exchange•Buzzards Bay, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Child Care Assistant plans and carries out age-appropriate early childhood education experiences using varied materials to support each child’s emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development. Working with the director and teachers, the assistant helps develop and implement curriculum and activities and fosters a program environment that encourages positive interactions among children, youth, and adults. The role includes leading planned activities; using approved child guidance and youth development techniques; monitoring children across classrooms, playgrounds, hallways, restrooms, study halls, lunch areas, and bus loading areas; and maintaining children’s safety and accountability. The assistant also helps prepare and maintain activity spaces and materials, arrange or serve snacks and meals where applicable, perform routine caregiving tasks, conduct health checks, complete reports, maintain participation data, and interact professionally with staff, parents, and command personnel. Duties may take place indoors and outdoors. Other duties may be assigned.

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.
Physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds and over, 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 thereafter for childcare positions.
Satisfactorily complete federal background checks and other applicable pre-employment requirements.

Nice To Haves

Two years of education beyond high school, including 12 semester hours of college credit in early childhood, elementary, secondary, or special education; child or 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 in maintaining program participation data and completing required daily reports.
Prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate the daily schedule.
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 for or serve appropriate snacks and meals where applicable.
Perform routine caregiving tasks, including receiving children, assisting with materials and activities, interacting with children, and attending to their physical needs.
Ensure care is provided in accordance with standards; assist in planning and conducting activities, conduct health checks, ensure children’s safety and well-being, complete reports, and interact with parents.
Perform other duties as assigned.