Child Development Center Assistant Pool - 2026-27 School Year

Denton Independent School District•Denton, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Works as a member of the Child Care Center team to provide a high level of child care for the center’s children. This involves creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment that fosters social, emotional, and cognitive learning experiences for the children.

Requirements

Minimum age of 18 years
High school diploma or equivalent
Ability to meet district health standards and physical requirements for the position
Ability to obtain and maintain First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
Knowledge of working with children including growth and development and developmentally appropriate practices of children ages birth to six years
Ability to communicate with children, parents, center staff, and the general public
Ability to learn to recognize signs and symptoms of child abuse.
Ability to learn First Aid and CPR with ability to administer when necessary

Nice To Haves

College coursework in child development, education, or a related field
Experience working in an infant, toddler, or early childhood care setting

Responsibilities

Works with the Lead Caregiver in the development, planning and implementation of a developmentally appropriate daily curriculum which provides social, emotional, physical and cognitive learning experiences.
Assists in supervising and participates in group activities.
Helps to maintain accurate records, including; lesson plans, daily schedules, attendance records, anecdotal records, parent contacts, emergency contacts, incident reports, allergy lists, medication forms and assessments.
Suggests to Lead Caregiver appropriate discipline and discuss methods with classroom staff and parents so that discipline is consistent.
Maintains children’s interest through frequently updating the classroom environment with books, posters, decorations, children’s artwork, etc.
Interacts with children to encourage their involvement in group activities.
Helps to ensure the safety and well-being of children at all times, being alert to the needs and / or problems of the children as individuals and as a group and reports all problems to Lead Caregiver.
Communicate with Lead Caregiver and director in a timely manner all behavioral problems and incidents.
Develops reciprocal relationships with children’s families through daily personal communication, parent conferences, classroom gatherings, and center wide social events.
Helps in maintaining a clean facility by cleaning area of responsibility before, during and at the end of the day according to prescribed cleaning regimen.
Complies with applicable universal precautions and infection control guidelines and procedures.
Safeguards all sensitive or confidential records and information from intentional or unintentional disclosure.
Performs all other duties as may be necessary or assigned by supervisor.
Adhere to all district policies, procedures, and expectations as outlined in the employee handbook and administrative regulations.
Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
Participate in professional development, faculty/department meetings, and special events as assigned.
Perform additional duties assigned to support the mission and goals of the district and campus.