Childcare Teacher/Caregiver

Summary

You will be part of a team that is responsible for a group of children. At times children can be added or taken out depending on the number of children in a room. We help each other out as needed in a small childcare center. Must be organized, respectful, clean and helpful.

Duties

• Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
• Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped.
• Sanitize toys and play equipment.
• Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
• Observe and monitor children's play activities.
• Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
• Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
• Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
• Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
• Operate in-house day-care centers within businesses.
• Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
• Dress children and change diapers.
• Help children with homework and school work.
• Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.
• Accompany children to and from school, on outings, and to medical appointments.
• Place or hoist children into baths or pools.
• Maintain a safe play environment.
• Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
• Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
• Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
• Regulate children's rest.
• Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.

Requirements

• Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
• Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
• Prepare foods or meals.
• Develop educational activities.
• Develop daily schedules for children.
• Organize recreational activities or events.
• Perform human resources activities.
• Clean and sanitized children's toys
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
• Teach health or hygiene practices.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors.

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Benefits