Strong organizational, critical-thinking, and time-management skills are required.
Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 are required.
The candidate must be able to communicate and interact effectively with a diverse population.
The candidate must meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position.
The role requires sitting, standing, walking, carrying, and lifting up to 25 pounds; operating a desktop, laptop, and/or cell phone; and communicating with colleagues.
The candidate must be able to communicate and interact across cultures and ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races; demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly regarding race and racism and resulting disparities; and deliver culturally responsive services.
Responsibilities
Promote the optimal development and well-being of children through family-centered childcare.
Assist the Teacher in the classroom.
Maintain a safe, sanitary, stimulating, and inviting environment.
Manage an Early Childhood classroom while providing appropriate supervision of children.
Participate in curriculum planning and assist in implementing the monthly curriculum.
Develop plans that meet each child's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs.
Assist in implementing daily activities based on children's individual assessments.
Oversee children's activities and interact directly with groups and individuals.
Desired Qualifications
Experience in a childcare setting.
What You’ll Be Doing You will promote the optimal development and well-being of children through family-centered childcare and assist in the planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate programs which emphasize learning through play.
Your Main Priorities While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily: • Assist the Teacher in the classroom. • Demonstrate professional manners through promptness, proper notification of tardiness or absence, maintaining a professional appearance and attitude, and proper respect for the program and agency. • Maintain a safe, sanitary, stimulating, and inviting environment. • Possess the skills necessary to manage an Early Childhood classroom, while always providing • appropriate supervision of children. • Be an integral part of curriculum planning; assists in the implementation of the monthly curriculum. • Develop plans which meet the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of each child. • Assist in the implementation of daily activities based on the children’s individual assessments. • Oversee children’s activities interacting directly with groups and individuals.
Who You Are Requirements, Skills & Abilities: • High School diploma or equivalent required. • Experience in a Childcare setting preferred. • Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills. • Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365. • Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population. • Collaboration and teamwork. • The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position.
Physical Requirements Direct Service Staff: This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues.
Equal Employment Opportunity Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies: • Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races. • Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others. • Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.
Affirmative Action Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.