Job Description
- Cares for children by playing with them, talking to them, comforting them, helping them, preventing squabbles, protecting them from harm from strangers, other children or inappropriate toys or unsafe conditions.
- Maintains appearance and cleanliness of the classroom by picking up toys, organizing, cleaning up spills and mishaps immediately.
- Maintains security of each child by following check-in and check-out procedures; following company’s rules and policies.
- Maintains cleanliness of each child by changing diapers, changing clothes; wiping noses, dirty hands and faces.
- Maintains order by bringing behavioral problems to the immediate attention of the lead teacher
- Protects childcare by upholding all posted rules.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- MUST BE WILLING, ABLE AND CAPABLE OF CHANGING DIAPERS FOR ALL CHILDREN IN YOUR CARE / CLASSROOM
- Must be consistently on time and willing to complete an entire day’s shift for your scheduled / contracted time.
- Must be at least 18 years or older
- The ability to lift 50 pounds
- Must be able to lift and carry children
- Must be able to assume and maintain a variety of postures (kneeling, squatting, crawling, sitting, standing) for extended periods of time.
- The ability to respond quickly - physically and mentally
- The ability to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces
- The ability to see and respond to dangerous situations
- The ability to safely climb step ladders
- The ability to work outdoors with the children (we go outside multiple times EVERY DAY unless the weather is extreme)
- The ability to wear personal protective gear correctly the entire day, particularly gloves and masks
- Must be able to sit on the floor or stand for extended periods of time
- Must be able to clean a child after toileting accidents
- Must have manual dexterity to perform specific computer and electronic device functions pertaining to parent communication
- Must be physically present at the assigned job location
- Must be able to receive detailed information through oral communication
- Must have visual acuity to read and comprehend written communication through computer, electronic devices, and paper means
- Must have reliable transportation and be willing and able to travel between different locations as specified by your scheduling supervisor
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent
- Create a MERIT account & obtain a STARS ID number
- Child Care Basics 30 Hour STARS Certificate
- Stackable certificates: Initial Certificate (Will be required after 5 years of employment)
- Register with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and pass a background check, and fingerprinting as deemed necessary by DCYF. Background check performed once every 3 years and more as deemed necessary by Blossoms Childcare
- Negative TB Test (within the last 12 months)
- 1st Aid & Infant, Child and Adult CPR (CPR must be delivered in person and include a hands-on component, expires every two years)
- Bloodborne Pathogens Certificate (expires every year)
- Food Handlers Card (expires every 2 years)
- Safe Sleep Training (expires every year)
- Read all handbooks provided for families with Blossoms Childcare (required yearly)
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