Child Care Assistant - Petaluma, United States - Department Of Homeland Security

Description

Summary

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Please see additional information on how your application is evaluated.

Duties

Plans and executes appropriate early childhood education experiences with a variety of material to promote the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child.

Works with the director and teachers in developing and implementing age-appropriate curriculum and activities. Helps establish a program environment that promotes positive child and youth interactions with other children, youth, and adults. Assists in providing and leading planned activities for program participants. Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques. Interacts professionally with staff members, parents, and the command. Assists in maintaining program participation data and completing required daily reports.

Helps prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedule.

Monitors children in the classroom, on the playground, in hallways and restrooms, during study halls, during lunch, and in bus loading areas.

Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children at all times. Helps arrange for/serve appropriate snacks/meals where applicable.

Performs routine care giving tasks, helping with materials and activities, receiving children, interacting with children, and attending to the children's physical needs.

Ensures care is provided in accordance with standards, assists in planning, and conducting activities, conducts health checks, ensures the safety and well-being of children, completes reports, and interacts with parents; performs other related duties as assigned.