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Work setting

• Child care center
• Daycare center or nursery school

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Bathe, diaper, and feed infants and toddlers
• Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development of children
• Storytelling
• Supervise staff, trainees, or volunteers
• Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs, and taking children to local points of interest
• Order supplies and equipment
• Support early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development of children
• Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
• Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs, and preparing crafts
• provide opportunities to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music, and physical activity
• Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing, and toilet habits
• Maintain daycare equipment and assist in housekeeping and cooking duties
• Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods
• Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioral problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians, or supervisor
• Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors
• Discuss the progress and problems of children at staff meetings
• Establish guidelines for behavior
• Assess the abilities, interests, and needs of children and discuss progress or problems with parents and other staff members
• Attend staff meetings to discuss the progress and problems of children
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
• Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security, and well-being of children
• Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours
• Supervise and coordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants

Credentials

Certificates, licenses, memberships, and courses 

• Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgment
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics

How to apply

By email

info@learningladderchildcare.com