Child Care Worker Part-Time from 1200pm 800pm Monday Friday
Lethbridge - Canada
Job Summary
Position Duties and Responsibilities:
Service Delivery
- Child Care Services caring for children in a nurturing and safe environment.
- Plan implement and supervise a variety of activities for the children.
- Interact with the children taking part in active play activities.
- Attend to childrens personal needs
Safety and Maintenance
- Ensure the safety and well-being of children through supervision of activities.
- Monitor the childcare spaces and ensure that toys equipment and furniture are safe. (Free of sharp edges stable non-swallowable sizes).
- Replace bedding after every use.
- Ensure cleanliness of the playroom daily.
- Wash and disinfect toys tables and chairs on a regular basis.
Administration
- Maintain child statistics and forms recording daily the arrival and departure times of the children.
- Other duties as required.
- Internal and External Relations
- Provide verbal reports to all parents (childs activities/behaviors).
- Monitor and provide direction for volunteers students to the program as required.
- Administer first aid as needed.
- Prepare Incident Forms when a child requires first aid.
Skills and Qualifications
- Possess good interpersonal skills.
- Possess sound communication skills (oral and written).
- Demonstrate ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Knowledge of the Housing First Philosophy.
- Knowledge of the Trauma Informed Person-centred approach.
- Knowledge of the Harm-Reduction Philosophy.
- Knowledge of Learning Through Play philosophy.
- Knowledge of child developmental stages.
- Knowledge of childhood diseases/health issues.
- Knowledge of activity programming.
Key Skills
About Company
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