Employment
Daycare Benefits for Full-Time Workers
1. Hourly Salary
2. Workman’s Complensation
3. Holiday Pay for eligible employees
4. Vacation Pay for eligible employees
5. Sick Leave after employed for 90 days
6. Maternity Leave after employed for 90 days
7. Daycare Benefitt
8. Short Term / Long Term and Life Insurance Policy Plan after employed for 90 days
Daycare Workers Job Description
Minimum Qualifications:
- Knowledge of children’s physical, emotional and developmental patterns
- Must love children and must be able to relate to them
- Must be agile enough to perform job as a teacher of small children
- Sufficient maturity and good judgment to function in a crisis situation
- Must support and abide by the center’s educationional philosophies
- Must be able to work with co-workers in an effective manner
- Sensitivity to the individual needs of parents
- Ability to communicate effectively with parents
- Must be willing to continually increase knowledge in the field of Early Childhood Education and share that knowledge with others
- Must be in excellent health and be able to lift up to 40lbs
- Must meet Georgia DECL requirements for caregivers eligibility
Responsibilities / Duties of Position:
- Plan for and implement special activities which apply to more than one classroom, in cooperation with the appropriate teachers and Center Director
- Keep classroom, resource and supply area clean and in order
- Responsible for planning and executing an educational program in line with the centers educational goals and beliefs
- Attend staff meetings
- Complete and submit required reports, newsletters, and other paperwork in a timely manner
- Hold formal Parent Conferences
- Attend workshops, conferences, and in-service training.
- Attend periodic open house at the center
- Keep director informed of problem areas, concerns, and progress in classroom
- Greet each child in assigned class
- Administer first aid
- Responsible for all meal time activities of the group
- Inform parents and Diretor of all accidents in the classroom and log all incidents as specified in Center procedures
- Decorate classroom in keeping with seasonal and unit themes
- Communicate effectively with parents on continuous basis
- Observe children and record their skill and behaviour
- Insure that center equipment is maintained in good repair
- Perform all other duties as requested