Childcare Workers

What You'll Do

• Provide a safe and healthy environment for children.
• Engage with children, observing and participating in their play activities.
• Communicate with parents about daily events, behaviors, and relevant issues.
• Nurture children's emotional and social growth, fostering empathy and positive self-image.
• Care for children in a childcare setting.
• Sanitize play equipment and toys.
• Clothe children and change diapers as needed.
• Maintain records on individual children, including daily observations and information on meals, activities, and medications.
• Identify signs of emotional or developmental issues in children and bring them to the parents' attention.
• Instruct children in health and personal habits.
• Organize and store toys and materials to maintain a tidy environment.
• Develop engaging lesson plans tailored to children's needs.
• Read to children and introduce them to art, music, and other creative activities.
• Assist in meal preparation and serving.
• Establish a regular routine for rest periods.

Requirements

Must have all qualifications prior to entry:

High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.)

Level 1 IVP Fingerprint card

Must have after hire;

First Aid/CPR

Food Handlers Card

Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and seeing
• Incumbents may be subjected to blood and other body fluids
• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects

Nice to Have

CDA certification

At least six months of experience in the childcare field

Benefits