Childcare Teacher/Caregiver Jobs

Summary

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.



Duties

• Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
• Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
• Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
• Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
• Help children with homework and schoolwork.
• Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
• Regulate children's rest.
• Observe and monitor children's play activities.
• Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped.
• Sanitize toys and play equipment.
• Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
• Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
• Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
• 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.
• Maintain a safe play environment.
• Dress children and change diapers.

Requirements

• Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
• Develop educational activities.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
• Develop daily schedules for children.
• Organize recreational activities
• Clean and sanitized children's toys
• Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
• Prepare foods or meals.
• Teach health or hygiene practices.
• Teach daily good behaviors.