Childcare Assistant

Horizon Health

  • London, KY
  • $10.00 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
The position of a Childcare Assistant is an important role in the early childhood environment as teaching is a team effort. The assistant teacher will work alongside the lead teacher to implement a variety of daily activities which include observing, supervising and educating children, organizational duties, and optimizing the learning and play environment while also meeting the childcare health and safety standards.Responsibilities
  • Assist the lead teacher with curriculum development (lesson plan) that is age appropriate for the children in the classroom
  • Assist the lead teacher in implementing activities on the lesson plan and following the daily schedule
  • Assist the lead teacher in observing and assessing children’s behavior and progress
  • Assist and engage with the children throughout the day
  • Follow and implement health, safety and sanitation procedures throughout the day
  • Maintain regulatory compliance
Job Responsibilities to maintain employment:
  • Complete 15 hours of professional development annually and implement what you have learned back into the classroom
  • Update TB skin test every two years
  • Complete a professional development plan with the director annually
  • Complete a staff evaluation with the director annually
  • Complete CPR/First Aid certification every two years (if required by director)
  • Complete the 1.5 hour Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Training in the first year of hire
  • Complete 6 hours of Orientation in the first 90 days of hire
  • Follow and implement all center policies and procedures on a daily basis Other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements
  • Frequent sitting with occasional standing and walking for 8-10 hour shifts.
  • Frequent use of fine motor skills to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and ability to reach with hands and arms on a regular basis.
  • Intermittently required to lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
  • Consistently required to talk and/or hear.
Required Skills/Abilities
  • Proof of high school diploma/GED/Commonwealth Child Care Credential (CCCC)
  • Complete the National Background Check Program for Kentucky and any out of state background checks
  • Provide a TB skin test or health professional statement
  • Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

Horizon Health