What are the responsibilities and job description for the Aide/Assistant for Childcare Center (ages 0 - 5 years) position at Jump Start Early Learning Academy of Englewood?
Day Care Assistant Job Description
Day Care assistants use their childcare skills to take care of children in a daycare setting. This can include helping with homework, playing games, reading stories, changing diapers, preparing meals or snacks, and helping children practice good hygiene. Although day care assistants usually work in a dedicated daycare facility, they can also work out of private households, schools, or offices.
Day Care Assistant Duties and Responsibilities
Maintain Daycare Facilities
No matter the age of the children being cared for, it’s essential that their environment is safe, clean, and comfortable. That’s why day care assistants need to help clean and organize the daycare facility at the beginning and end of each day.
Play with Children
Playtime is not only fun for children – it also helps them learn about the world around them, practice social interactions, and develop an array of new skills. So, day care assistants must be able to consistently and energetically play with small or large groups of children in a safe and controlled manner.
Prepare and Clean Up Meals
Throughout the course of the day, children must be provided with at least one full meal plus additional snacks. To accomplish this, day care assistants help prepare meals and snacks, supervise the children while they eat, and clean up after mealtime.
Promote Personal Hygiene
There’s no getting around it: Infants and toddlers tend to get dirty, fast. Because of this, day care assistants help the children under their care stay clean and teach them the importance of personal hygiene habits. Depending on the age of the children in the daycare, this can also involve changing diapers or helping children use the bathroom.
Oversee Projects and Free Time
Although children should be allowed to play freely and express themselves through art projects and crafts, they must be supervised at all times. That’s why day care assistants oversee projects, free time, and other activities.
Day Care Assistant Skills and Qualifications
- Communication skills – in order to effectively interact with both children and parents, it’s crucial that daycare assistants have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Multitasking – because daycares are often noisy and hectic environments, it’s important that daycare assistants multitask effectively and calmly
- Organization skills – when preparing meals, assisting with art projects, or playing games, good organization skills help daycare assistants keep everything running smoothly. These skills can also help daycare assistants keep detailed records of the children’s activities
- Patience – since children can be loud, easily distracted, and reluctant to follow instructions, daycare assistants must have a high degree of patience and understanding
- Physical fitness – while it’s not necessary for daycare assistants to be unusually strong, it is important that they’re able to kneel down, pick up toys and other objects, carry infants and small children, and move around both indoors and outdoors.
Please email over your resume to us and we will get back to you to set up an interview time. Feel free to send us any questions you may have. We are looking to hire as soon as possible!
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $16.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16 - $17