Child Care Employee

Maintain a safe play environment. Observe and monitor children's play activities. Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues. Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts. Care for children in institutional setting.

• Provides care and instruction to promote academic and social/emotion growth
• Monitors children's behavior and safety inside and outside of the classroom
• Assists with clean-up and other related tasks following daily activates
• Prepares classroom for activities, including creating lessons and preparing materials
• Creates bulletin boards, maintains materials and supplies, contacts parents and may make copies
• May attend in-service training sessions
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level
• Follows all AZDHS licensing regulations

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

CDA

6 month experience in the child care field

• Sick Leave
• Retirement Plan

• Paid Holiday Closures

  Paid Breaks

  Paid Professional Development

  Discounted Child Care