Child Care Assistant Job Description
Child care assistant
provides mental health and developmental assessment and consultation within early care and education settings and to other early childhood providers.
Child Care Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective child care assistant job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included child care assistant job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Primary administrative support for Director of Partners Child Care Services (PCCS)
Provides developmental appropriate care to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged children and adolescents including use of appropriate communication techniques and play
Actively engage and interact with school-age children in various settings
May assist with supervision of children on field trips
Attends to each child’s emotional and physical needs, implementing developmentally appropriate activities needed for attachment, clothing, communication, exercise, food, guidance, rest and toileting
Assists in planning and evaluating child care curriculum and environment to ensure that it is visually appealing, intellectually stimulating, and child-centered - meeting the developmental needs of all children
Communicates regularly with parents/guardians of enrolled children on issues such as progress, problems and opportunities
Insures the constant oversight of the total group of children
Maintains records, reports and/or information regarding childs attendance, behavior, development, interactions, illnesses, injuries, and other medical attention
Maintains healthy and safe child care/work environment by implementing Children’s Center, University and State/Federal policies
Child Care Assistant Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Child Care Assistant
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, CNA, C.N.A, AED, NM, BLS
Education for Child Care Assistant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the child care assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood, Early Childhood Education, Education, Associates, Infectious Diseases, Speech, Teaching, Elementary Education, Business
Skills for Child Care Assistant
Desired skills for child care assistant include:
Appropriate practices
Development and curriculum standards
Developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood programs
Early childhood growth
Educational and child care techniques
Microsoft Office
State child care regulations and follow the rules and regulations outlined
KDHE regulations as demonstrated through daily compliance
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services Minimum Standards Guidelines
Positive behavior strategies
Desired experience for child care assistant includes:
Coursework and documented trainings in early childhood education/development
BA in child related field with minimum one year programmatic experience OR
Associate degree in ECE or related field with a plan of study to a bachelor's degree plus 2 years of teaching experience in a child care setting and 2 years of supervisory experience
North Carolina Admin II or III
Prefer Level 2 Administrator working towards Level 3
Must have at least one year of management experience in a licensed child care facility
Child Care Assistant Examples
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Child Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a child care assistant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for child care assistant
- Utilize age related concepts when individualizing patient care and communicating with patients and families, maintaining a safe environment, and using medical equipment and supplies
- Assist primary teacher with a group of children
- Under direction of lead teacher will assist with classroom planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate learning activities
- Interacts effectively with students enrolled Human Sciences courses
- Maintains a cooperative relationship with children, co-workers, university students, and parents
- Demonstrate, through behavior, AdventHealth Zephyrhills’s core values of Christian Mission, Quality and Service Excellence, Compassion, Focus on Community Wellness, Cultural Diversity, and High Ethical Standards, as outlined in the organization’s System of Care program
- General Everyday Operations of the Child Care center
- Develops and evaluates the recruitment of new children
- Determines appropriate curriculum to be used for educational purposes
- Participates in mandated meetings pertaining to licensing laws
Qualifications for child care assistant
- Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education with a kindergarten endorsement OR
- Bachelor’s degree with 15 credit hours in Early Childhood Education OR
- Bachelor’s degree with a CDA OR
- Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education and 3 years of experience in an early childhood program
- Must have previous management experience and at least 1 year of experience working in a licensed child care facility
- High school diploma or GED and one year of qualifying child care experience or
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Child Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of child care assistant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for child care assistant
- Maintains up to date staff files to included background screenings and in-service trainings
- Develops and maintains a list of job descriptions for the facility
- Interviews and refers qualified applicants as part of the hiring process
- Uses accurate, clear and concise oral and written communication
- Maintains a sensitive, fair and impartial approach to dealing with employees
- Communicates with staff to improve policies and procedures
- Regular communication with Senior Manager and management team
- Writes lesson plans and submits to Program Coordinator by the Thursday of each week, also writes and submits a monthly newsletter article to the Program Coordinator by the 15th of the month
- Adheres to safety practices of safety management
- This position provides care, supervision and management to children in a caring, safe and efficient manner and is responsible to perform the following according to location standards and procedures
Qualifications for child care assistant
- Must be business and program-oriented with excellent communications skills and an upbeat attitude
- Must have understanding of developmentally appropriate practices
- Requires Excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational and problem solving skills, interpersonal skills and mutli-tasking abilities
- Knowledge of educational and child care techniques
- Ability to work with groups of children in a positive manner
- Ability to relate to children and adults with courtesy, respect, acceptance and patience is required
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Child Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a child care assistant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for child care assistant
- Helps children with toileting needs, with meals and in meeting dietary needs
- Assists with curriculum development that meets children's needs, and leads or assists with activities
- Keeps daycare areas pleasant and orderly
- Maintains children's self-esteem, privacy and confidentiality of personal information
- Provides children with opportunities for independence and choice consistent with their development level
- Observes and documents children's behaviors, mood, conditions and daily activities, and provides information to parents, director, and other appropriate staff
- Follows industry child safety protocols (infants sleeping on their back)
- Assists children in safe and proper conduct during emergency drills
- Washes children's hands and appropriate body areas as needed
- Cleans and sterilizes dishes, toys and equipment per facility policy and procedure
Qualifications for child care assistant
- At least a Vermont Early Childhood Career Ladder Level One (1) or Two Certificate
- High school diploma or equivalency **Prefer experience in day care setting
- Requires unusual hours and flexible work schedules, including room assignments
- Competent in providing developmentally-appropriate care to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-ages, and adolescents
- Previous experience working with children and families highly preferred
- Current certification in Infant / Child CPR and First Aid
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Child Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a child care assistant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for child care assistant
- Handles soiled children's clothing according to facility policy and procedure
- Cleans work areas and children's play areas
- Providing oversight and daily management of seven regional child care resource centers across the state
- Developing and managing CCRC state budget
- Managing hiring and direct supervision of lead office consultants and program advisor
- Overseeing all personnel management, problem-solving, mentoring and guidance of CCRC staff
- Providing opportunities for on-going professional development for CCRC staff
- Completing annual work plans for each office
- Reviewing all training materials developed in the CCRC’s
- Designing and implementing CCRC evaluation and on-going improvement plans
Qualifications for child care assistant
- Basic knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood programs, serving children 6 weeks – 5 years
- Computers and related software applications
- Communication principles
- Respecting each child’s needs, interests, and developmental level
- Caring for large groups (12-20) of young children
- Maintaining a consistent level of patience under stressful conditions
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Child Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a child care assistant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for child care assistant
- Providing oversight and management of all reporting and required documentation across offices
- Managing complaints received through state monitoring at each site
- Traveling to each site two times per year
- Being a liaison to relevant University offices and other constituent offices including Health and Welfare 211 and the Office of Child Care
- Participating in CDHD meetings, activities, and events
- Participating in writing manuscripts, publishing, and presenting findings at state and national conferences
- Continuing professional development related to content expertise
- Participates with the Child Care Specialist in planning and implementing the educational
- Completes State and Center paperwork as assigned by the Child Care Specialist
- Must be attentive while providing care and supervise children from birth to 36 months of age
Qualifications for child care assistant
- Determining when supervisory involvement is necessary
- Maintaining high level of attention for long periods of time
- High school diploma and a Child Development Credential (by December 2018)
- First Aid and CPR certification with in 30 days
- Required computer experience to include email, and basic word processing
- 1 year experience in a high quality Early Childhood program is preferred