FPS Floater - Pediatrics

FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CARE•Bryant, AR

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This position assists classroom staff with children at various times of the day, providing breaks, general cleaning, and prepping spaces for meal service in all classrooms. The role involves filling in classrooms as needed, providing lunch and courtesy breaks, and assisting with food preparation, service, and inventory. The Floater is responsible for completing assigned cleaning tasks, assuring Quality Standards of Care for Early Childhood programs are met, and directly supervising children at all times. This role requires working cooperatively with parents and staff to ensure a positive atmosphere, staying informed of children's records to ensure authorized pick-up, and actively engaging with children. The Floater must maintain required staff/child ratios and report any out-of-ratio situations immediately. Documentation, including progress notes, must be completed in a timely manner. Maintaining current certifications in Infant/Toddler CPR, First Aid, and Infection Control is essential, serving as the First Responder for the Preschool. Accurate timesheet submission is required. Active participation in staff meetings and required training activities, including a minimum of 15 hours of Early Childhood training annually, is expected. Additional duties may be assigned, such as car rider duties, morning/after care, and bus loading/unloading. Assisting with and attending parent functions, and reporting any signs of abuse/neglect to a supervisor are also key responsibilities. The role requires adherence to FCC Policy/Procedures and minimum licensing requirements, as well as compliance with all DHS regulations. This is a safety-sensitive position requiring confidentiality regarding company and client information, in compliance with Friendship Community Care Non-Disclosure and HIPPA Policies. The job description is not exhaustive and duties may change as the need arises.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Child Development Associate credential (CDA)
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear.
Frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
Frequently required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Must maintain current certification in Infant/Toddler CPR, First Aid, and Infection Control.
Must follow the Code of Conduct and Compliance Investigation Procedures.

Nice To Haves

Attending annual courses for CPR, First Aid, and Infection Control.
Out-of-town/overnight travel as required for training.

Responsibilities

Fills in classrooms as needed and provides lunch/courtesy breaks as dictated by the staff schedule.
Provide assistance with food preparation, food service and inventory as determined by supervisor.
Completes assigned cleaning tasks assigned.
Assures Quality Standards of Care for Early Childhood programs is met.
Directly supervises children at all times.
Works cooperatively with parents/staff members to ensure positive, productive atmosphere.
Stays informed of child's record in Credible to ensure only authorized persons pick up child.
Actively engages with children.
Maintains DHS/ABC and DDS staff/child ratios reports out of ratio to supervisor immediately.
Completes required progress notes and other documentation in a timely manner.
Maintains current certification in Infant/Toddler CPR, First Aid, and Infection Control by attending annual courses and serves as First Responder for Preschool.
Ensures that timesheet in PayCom accurately reflects times worked and is up to date.
Actively participates in weekly, monthly, and annual staff meetings as arranged by supervisor.
Attends all training activities as required by Administration, licensing units, and/or supervisor.
Participates in minimum 15 hours in-house and/or outside Early Childhood training annually as required, including out-of-town/overnight travel as required.
Performs additional duties as assigned to the position. Example: Car rider, morning care, after care, bus loading/unloading, etc.
Assists with and attends parent functions as scheduled.
Reports any abuse/neglect signs to a supervisor as soon as possible after discovery.
Follows chain of command by reporting to immediate supervisor for all issues.
Always Follows FCC Policy/Procedures manual and minimum licensing requirements for childcare centers.
Comply with all DHS regulations contained within DHS Handbook.
Maintains confidentiality of all information received regarding Friendship Community Care, Inc., and the clients.
Consumers’ progress notes be maintained and completed daily or as needed on the prescribed forms.
Consumers’ records must be maintained weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly.
All information must be filed in consumers’ records as needed and updated as prescribed by funding sources.