Childcare Workers

What You'll Do

• Maintain a safe play environment.
• Observe and monitor children's play activities.
• Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
• Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
• Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
• Sanitize toys and play equipment.
• Dress children and change diapers.
• Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
• Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
• Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
• Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
• Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.
• Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
• Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.
• Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
• Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
• Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
• Regulate children's rest periods.
• Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips.
• Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
• Help children with homework and school work.
• Provide care for children with physical, developmental, or mental health disabilities.
• Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
• Accompany children to and from school, on outings, and to medical appointments.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older
• High school diploma or GED required
• Completion of (or willingness to complete within required timeframe):
• Wisconsin Early Childhood Introduction Course
• Infant/Child CPR & First Aid Certification
• Mandated Reporter Training (Child Abuse & Neglect)
• Previous childcare experience preferred (daycare, babysitting, nannying, or related field)
• Must be extremely reliable and punctual (this is a must)
• Able to manage multiple children in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working with children ages infant through 8 years old
• Ability to handle challenging behaviors calmly and consistently
• Strong communication skills with children, parents, and coworkers
• Must be able to follow licensing rules and center policies
• Physically able to:
• Lift up to 40 lbs
• Be active (sitting on floor, standing, outdoor play, etc.)
• Must pass:
• Background check
• Fingerprinting
• Must maintain a positive, patient, and team-oriented attitude

Benefits