Child Care Assistant - Community Resource Center

**MUST BE WILLING TO PHYSICALLY WORK IN LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL 33311**

Position Summary:

The Child Care Assistant will be responsible for providing childcare supervision in our brick-and-mortar Community Resource Center while parents or their caregivers are engaged in other center activities. The Child Care Assistant ensures a safe experience for all children visiting the center. Position duties will be primarily performed in Lauderdale Lakes/Broward County.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing care for children including feeding, changing diapers, and maintaining a clean and safe play environment.
• Engage with children of various ages on an age-appropriate level.
• Assist with healthy snack distribution as needed.
• Conduct storybook sessions with children as needed.
• Recognizes and reports any health, behavioral or emotional issues to staff and parents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must be 18 years or older
• 1 year of childcare experience (3 or more is Preferred)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• Bilingual Preferred (English, Spanish and/or Creole)

Skills and Abilities:

• Caring and professional personality
• Demonstrates an understanding of stages of childhood development
• Attentiveness to the needs and safety of children
• Sensitive to multi-cultural communities and a passion for serving others
• Skilled in maintaining good rapport and collaborative working relationships with team members.

Work Schedule:

The work schedule will be determined by management this is primary a day shift, but there may be some early evenings. As we grow, there is a possibility for some Saturday shifts.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to bend, stoop, kneel, push, pull, crouch or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift, carry and/or move up to 25 pounds. Driving is also required for this position. Access to a car suitable for transporting event materials will be needed.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. The environment includes work inside/outside the office, travel to other offices, as well as domestic, travel. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

We are an equal opportunity employer who recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.49 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Patient demographics:

• Children
• Infants

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person