This position is responsible for assisting in the general supervision and management of a child care class under the direct supervision of a Group Leader Teacher.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Employee must have regular attendance/punctuality, be able to cooperate with others, and be completely honest. Other assigned duties include:

1. Implementing the child care program in accordance with the policies and philosophies of Hilltop Community Resources, Kiddin' Around Learning Center, and state child care licensing.
2. Assisting in gearing the program to the needs of individual children with concern for their interests, handicaps, special talents, and individual learning style and pace of learning.
3. Considering individual children in relationship to their cultural and socioeconomic background.
4. Treating children, staff, client’s families, and those visiting from the general public with dignity and respect.
5. Helping children become aware of their roles as integral members of the group.
6. Being responsible for ordered arrangement, appearance, decor and learning environment of the classroom.
7. Helping prepare lesson plans and other activities as directed by the Group Leader Teacher.
8. Organizing and prioritizing a busy work load.
9. Willingness to stay late or go home early due to staff/child ratios as stated in the minimum state rules and regulations.
10. Working with all age groups: 2 to 21 years of age.
11. Complying with State and County Rules Regulating Child Care Centers issued by the Colorado Department of Human Services – Division of Childcare.
12. Providing all necessary documentation as required by State and County Rules Regulating Child Care Centers issued by the Colorado Department of Human Services – Division of Childcare.
13. Assisting in the scheduling, supervision, and execution of cleaning duties, playground duties, lunch duties, classroom duties, and nap duties.
14. Assisting the Director and other staff in parent/school relationships.
15. Attending all staff meetings and recommended training programs as appropriate.
16. Attending extracurricular activities when scheduled.
17. Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required.

1. Must demonstrate an interest in and knowledge of children and concern for their proper care and well-being.
2. Must be at least 16 years of age.
3. Must meet the minimum standards as outlined in the Rules Regulating Child Care centers as issued by the Colorado State Department of Social Services.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

3 months related experience.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS PREFERRED:

1. Education: 3 college credits in Early Childhood Education classes.
2. Experience: 15 hours of trainings in the last year; 1 year or more related experience.
3. Special Skills: Current CPR/First Aid Card; Current Universal Precautions Card.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, as well as Hilltop and program specific policies and procedures. Must be able to write routine documentation as required. Must be able to verbally communicate effectively with clients and co-workers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Must be able to add and subtract two digit numbers, and to multiply and divide by 10’s and 100’s. Must be able to perform these operations using units of American money, weight measurements, volume measurement, and distance. Must be able to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Must be able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Must be able to interpret instructions that are furnished in a variety of formats including written, oral, diagram, and/or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• CPR Certificate/First Aid Certificate
• Colorado Driver’s License
• Medication Administration Certification
• Certificate from Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI Training).

CLEARANCES

The following background checks are conducted by Hilltop Community Resources:

• Criminal background
• Child Abuse Registry

EXPOSURE CATEGORY: [ 1 ]

1. Job tasks involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissue.
2. Job tasks involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissue, but employment may require unplanned category 1 exposure.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Mobility

• Must be able to stand 25% of the time; sit 10% of the time; walk 65% of the time.
• Must be able to balance (maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces).
• Must be able to stoop (bend body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist).
• Must be able to kneel (bend legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees).
• Must be able to crouch (bend body downward and forward by bending legs and spine).
• Must be able to crawl (move about on hands and knees or hands and feet).
• Must be able to reach (extend hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction).

Dexterity

• Must be able to handle (seize, hold, grasp, turn or otherwise work with hand or hands).
• Must be able to finger (grasp, pinch, or otherwise work primarily with fingers).
• Must be able to feel (perceive the attributes of an object, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips).

Lifting

• Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Depending on the age of children in the class this could be as much as 100 pounds.

Communication

• Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Must be able to clearly understand the English language and be understood while speaking the English language. Must be able to give instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing

• Must be able to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Must be able to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

Taste/Smell

• Must be able to distinguish, with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors, or recognize particular flavors and/or odors, using the tongue and/or nose.

Vision

• Must have close vision (clear at 20 inches or less).
• Must have far vision (clear at 20 feet or more).
• Must have depth perception (Three-dimensional vision. The ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are.)
• Must have the ability to adjust focus (adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).
• Must have color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
• Must have field of vision (observe an area that can be seen up and down or right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point).

Physical effort level required for essential duties and responsibilities:

• Medium (moderate physical activity required by handling objects up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently).

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical surroundings

• 80% of time is spent indoors; 20% of time is spent outdoors.
• Occasionally exposed to physically and/or verbally aggressive clients.
• The noise level is usually moderate.