Childcare Assistant

Department: Childcare Center
Classification: Childcare Assistants
Work Year: 10 months 194 days
Supervised By: High School Principal or Designee

FTE:0.6875 (5.5 hrs/day)

Provide instruction supervision and direct care to children. Provide training supervision and assessment for high school cadet students. This position corresponds to the Teacher position as outlined in the Rules for the Certification of Child Care Centers Oregon Employment Division. Required to follow all COVID-19 health and safety protocols and Early Learning Division requirements.

• Implement activities lessons and daily routines for children including but not limited to appropriate play academic activities rest time potty training table manners utensil use personal hygiene and clean up.
• Implement appropriate activities and lessons based on age and development of children being supervised.
• Continually monitor and supervise children and their learning space making decisions about what the needs of the classroom are and how to address them which may include directing student helpers.
• Support the hands-on learning of high school cadet students as they develop skills related to child development and child care.
• Training high school cadet students in duties routines and guidance techniques for young children within the Childcare Center including but not limited to doing dishes laundry sanitizing toys and making snacks and meals.
• Monitor and assess high school cadet students performance and provide input for grades.
• Provide nurturing and non-judgmental care to children and their parents.
• Communicate with student and staff parents encouraging and building self-esteem to help student parents feel safe and comfortable in the Childcare Center.
• Maintain a clean safe and sanitary environment.
• Work as a supportive and positive team member with everyone in the Center.
• Understand and maintain confidentiality of children and parents.
• Complete ASQs for the Star Rating QRIS.
• Complete mandatory yearly continued education hours for the Oregon Registry.
• Maintain daily records as needed including feedings changing behavior records and incident reports.
• Provide feedback to parents on status and needs of children.
• Participate in training and meetings as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Complete other duties as assigned by supervisor or designee.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must meet minimum qualification requirements as delineated in OAR including being at least 18 years of age.
• Have completed a combination of coursework and/or experience as described in the Teacher definition in the Rules for the Certification of Child Care Centers.
• Ability to apply basic child care skills.
• Knowledge of problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Have or possess the ability to obtain a standard first aid card a CPR card and a Food Handlers Card.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with supervisors coworkers students parents and general public.
• Registration in the State of Oregons CCDs Criminal History Registry.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position.

The position requires the physical and mental skills necessary to perform all essential functions which may include standing walking sitting driving grasping pushing pulling fine manipulation wrist twisting bending twisting squatting climbing and reaching above the shoulder. Environment includes both indoor and outdoor work.

• Light Work: Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Requires walking or standing to a significant degree or sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling of arm and/or leg controls.
• Medium Work: Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Fingerprinting Notice: Applicant agrees to assume cost and arrange for a fingerprint-based criminal records check upon offer of employment ($12.50 at Fieldprint office $75 payroll deduction).

Canby School District is an equal opportunity employer and educator. It is the policy of the Canby School District Board of Education and School District that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race color sex gender identity sexual orientation marital status religion national origin age or disability in any educational programs activities or employment.

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