Childcare Workers Job at FootSteps Childcare llc, Virginia Beach, VA

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  • FootSteps Childcare llc
  • Virginia Beach, VA

Job Description


Summary

We are seeking a caring, energetic, and dedicated Childcare Teacher to join our team!
As a Childcare Teacher, you will be responsible for creating a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children can learn, grow, and thrive.
You will plan and implement age-appropriate activities that promote social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about early childhood education, have strong communication skills, and work well with children, parents, and fellow staff members. If you are enthusiastic about helping young children reach their full potential, we would love to meet you!

Duties

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

Requirements

  • Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
  • Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
  • Prepare foods or meals.
  • Develop educational or training programs.
  • Develop daily schedules for children or families.
  • Perform administrative or clerical tasks.
  • Organize recreational activities or events.
  • Train service staff.
  • Assist individuals with special needs.
  • Clean tools or equipment.
  • Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
  • Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
  • Maintain client information or service records.
  • Teach health or hygiene practices.
  • Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
  • Arrange items for use or display.
  • Clean tools or equipment.
  • Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
  • Perform housekeeping duties.
  • Accompany individuals or groups to activities.

Nice To Haves

  • Alarms
  • Baby bottles
  • Child car safety seats
  • Climbing structures
  • Desktop computers
  • Dryers
  • Educational software
  • Educational toys
  • Emergency first aid kits
  • Fire extingushers
  • Kitchen stoves
  • Laptop computers
  • Medicine dosing syringes
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microwave ovens
  • Mobile telephones
  • Passenger cars
  • Personal computers
  • Photocopying equipment
  • Scheduling software
  • Strollers
  • Toy block sets
  • Vacuum cleaners
  • Washing machines
  • Water tables
  • Web browser software
  • Wet mops

Job Tags

Part time,

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