Special Needs Childcare Workers

Summary

Attend to children at schools. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.
This is an entry position which will involve working with all age groups, mostly 3-5 year olds.

Duties

• Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
• Care for children.
• Sanitize toys and play equipment.
• Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
• Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to administration's attention.
• Observe and monitor children's play activities.
• Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, ect.
• 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.
• Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
• Dress children and change diapers.
• Help children with homework and school work.
• Maintain a safe play environment.
• Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
• Assist in serving meals and refreshments to children.
• Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
• Regulate children's rest periods.
• Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance.
• Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and activities.

Requirements

• Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
• Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
• Serve foods or meals.
• Assist children with special needs.
• Clean tools or equipment.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
• Monitor health or behavior of children.
• Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
• Teach health or hygiene practices.
• Arrange items for use or display.
• Clean tools or equipment.
• Perform housekeeping duties.

Nice To Haves

• Clean background check (or the ability to get one)
• Negative TB test (or the ability to get one)

Benefits

Health Insurance including dental and vision
Competitive pay
Weekends and Holidays off