Lead Caregiver

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

• Attends to children at a licensed in-home childcare facility.

General Accountabilities

• Creates developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
• Reads to children and teaches them painting, drawing, crafts and songs.
• Maintains a safe, clean play environment.
• Dresses children and changes diapers.
• Observes and monitors children’s play activities.
• Disciplines children in a positive way and recommends or initiates other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
• Communicates with children’s parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
• Sanitizes toys and play equipment.
• Performs general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, reporting and making phone calls.
• Organizes and participates in recreational activities and outings, such as field trips.
• Helps children with schoolwork.
• *The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

  Job Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience

  Skills

• Child Development Associate Certification (CDA)

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Instructing
• Monitoring
• Social perceptiveness