Child Caregiver Job Description

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Child caregiver provides a safe, loving, caring, and balanced atmosphere in developmentally appropriate activities and challenging in skill sets appropriate for each child.

Child Caregiver Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Provide appropriate guidance to Infant-Toddler support staff and actively facilitate their Program development skills

Design an organized, stimulating and developmentally appropriate learning environment suitable for all of the children enrolled in the classroom

Responsible for doing routine evaluations of each child’s development

Plan, supervise and implement a Developmentally Appropriate Infant/Toddler program in accordance with the policies and philosophy of TRCDC and the curriculum objectives

Two years of experience working with children

Successful completion of Washoe County Department of Social Services core classes (Child Abuse and Neglect, SIDS, CPR/First Aid, Communicable Diseases, Nutrition, Child Development) within 90 days of hire

Child Caregiver Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Child Caregiver

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Education for Child Caregiver

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the child caregiver job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree

Skills for Child Caregiver

Desired skills for child caregiver include:

Excel and Outlook

Their community in developing new supportive relationships

Which correspond with NAEYC guidelines

Developmentally appropriate practices and age appropriate activities

NYS child care regulation

Personal computers with experience in the use of Word

Desired experience for child caregiver includes:

Able to push a cart/stroller weighing up to 100 pounds for up to 3 miles

Able to walk and run as job dictates

Able to kneel down to maintain eye contact at child’s level

Able to respond to children’s first aid needs (inside and outside) which may include cuts, bruises, blood/bodily fluids

Able to deal effectively with the stress involved in working closely with children, parents and co-workers

Able to respond to children’s first aid needs (inside or outside) which may include cuts, bruises, blood/body fluids

Child Caregiver Examples