Childcare Teacher/Caregiver Assistant - Sub

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

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. Must love to work with children and have patience. Preplan lessons and ideas should be posted in your classroom to be better prepared for the work week. Cleaning our classrooms every day is part of the job - making sure everything is labeled and in its place for the children's comfort is also part of the job. Open communication with the parents/guardians.

• 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.
• Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
• Dress children and change diapers.
• Help children with homework and schoolwork.
• 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.

• 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
• Clean and sanitized children's toys
• Teach daily good behaviors.
• Teach health or hygiene practices.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors.