Child Care Assistant FT 6959

Coast Guard Exchange•Bourne, MA

14d•$0 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The Child Care Assistant plans and executes 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, foster positive interactions, and lead planned activities. The role includes interacting professionally with children, families, staff, and the command, and maintaining participation data and required daily reports. The assistant helps prepare and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials, and monitors children in classrooms, on playgrounds, in hallways and restrooms, during study halls and lunch, and in bus loading areas. The position is responsible for maintaining control of and accounting for children's whereabouts and safety, and helping arrange or serve appropriate snacks and meals where applicable. The role also involves routine caregiving, receiving children, attending to their physical needs, conducting health checks, helping plan and conduct activities, completing reports, and interacting with parents. Other duties may be assigned. This is a full-time position of 30–40 hours per week at the Cape Cod Child Development Center in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

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 up to 45 pounds and over, sit and rise from the floor, walk, bend, stoop, and stand on a routine basis; duties may involve working indoors and outdoors.
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 position types.

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.
A one-year vocational certificate in childcare.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute early childhood education experiences to support 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 with and lead planned activities for program participants using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.
Interact professionally with staff members, parents, and the command.
Maintain program participation data and complete required daily reports.
Prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials.
Monitor children in classrooms, playgrounds, hallways, restrooms, study halls, during lunch, and in 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, help with materials and activities, and attend to children's physical needs.
Ensure care is provided in accordance with standards; assist with planning and conducting activities, conduct health checks, and complete reports.
Interact with parents.
Perform other duties as assigned.