Child Care Assistant Teacher

IMPORTANT: This position requires you to have 3 years of child care experience and some ECE/CD units. Please do not apply unless you meet these requirements. Only qualified candidates will be considered.

Job Description

Kiddie Kingdom Family Child Care Job Title

Child Care Assistant Teacher/Worker

Job Description

Childcare workers introduce babies and toddlers to basic concepts, such as manners, by reading to them and playing with them. For example, they teach young children how to share and take turns by playing games with other children.

Childcare workers help preschool-age children prepare for kindergarten. Young children learn from playing, solving problems, questioning, and experimenting. Childcare workers use play and other instructional techniques to help children’s development. For example, they use storytelling and rhyming games to teach language and vocabulary. They may help improve children’s social skills by having them work together to build something in a sandbox or teach math by having children count when building with blocks. They may involve the children in creative activities, such as art, dance, and music.

Childcare workers care for school-age children before and after school. They support these children with homework assistance.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist teachers in creating lesson plans and maintaining a safe classroom environment.
• Develop a cleaning routine throughout the day that keeps all the interactive areas sanitary and safe. Sanitizing toys and play equipment. Perform housekeeping duties such as laundry, cleaning, dishwashing, and changing of linens.
• Observe and monitor children during play activities and interact/participate with the children to enhance their learning.
• Work with teachers to maintain communication with parents and contact parents in emergency situations.
• Prepare and serve meals and monitor children during mealtimes
• Providing care for children and instruction in health and personal habits, such as setting schedules and routines, grooming, feeding, changing diapers, toilet habits, and cleaning rooms and toys.
• Developing and encouraging age-appropriate learning and socialization to ensure children learn basic skills and concepts, such as communication, manners, sharing, etc.
• Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
• Maintaining a safe workplace by monitoring children for health, behavioral, and emotional issues and reporting concerns to staff and parents.
• Read to children and help them discover new interests by introducing them to art, music, sports, and other potential hobbies.
• Ensuring children are learning positive behaviors and providing guidance or approved discipline, as needed.
• Preparing children to enter the next level of care or for entry into school.
• Help children with homework and schoolwork.
• Keeping records relating to childcare.
• Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
• Working with parents to help children progress towards educational and behavioral goals.

Qualifications and Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess valid CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Child development permit
• Record of immunizations and proof of negative TB test.
• Ability to pass a background check with FBI and DOJ clearances.

Preferred Skills

• 3+ years of childcare experience.
• Some ECE/CD units
• Strong understanding of stages of childhood development and up-to-date methods.
• Caring and compassionate attitude as well as attentiveness to the needs and safety of children.
• Decisiveness, patience, flexibility, and stamina to chase after, lift, or carry children.
• Exceptional communication, teaching, time mangagement skills, and interpersonal skills.
• A valid driver’s license is preferred.
• Additional education, licenses, certifications, or training may be beneficial or required.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $14.00 to $15.50 /hour

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $17.87 per hour

Benefits:

• Professional development assistance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a child development permit?

Experience:

• Childhood development: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Los Angeles, CA 90008: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person