Minimum Qualifications:

• Must meet educational requirements for child care worker under existing DCFS regulations
• Current CPR/First Aid certification
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
• Ability to perform all duties as outlined in Job Description

Responsibilities: 

1. Maintains supervision, safety, and well-being of diverse children in large group setting
2. Takes direction and completes tasks given by supervisors
3. Ability to work independently (self-motivated) and as a team member
4. Facilitates indoor and outdoor activities including material prep and clean-up accurately and in a timely manner
5. Assures efficient transitions between activities
6. Monitors children’s behaviors continuously, encouraging appropriate behavior and addresses inappropriate behavior
7. Completes reports and records accurately and promptly
8. Maintains cleanliness of areas of use, care and inventory of materials
9. Adhere to all work rules and Board policies and procedures 
10. Performs other duties as assigned

Essential Physical Requirements:

1. Must be able to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds on a regular basis
2. Must be able to speak, hear, see, write, walk, climb, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, twist, turn, push, pull and reach (above head and below knees) on a regular and repetitive basis
3. Tasks require extensive use of hands including repetitive gripping, grasping, lifting and manipulation of equipment necessary to perform duties

Available shifts:

• 6:15am-12:15pm
• 12:00pm-6:00pm

Contingent Upon: Board approval