Job Details

Bargaining Unit: Non Represented

Rate of Pay: $22.94/hour + DOE

Summary
Instructs children in activities designed to promote social, physical and intellectual growth needed as well as maintains safety and best practices for a child care setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Keeps areas of responsibility in compliance with State of California, Dept. of Social Services, Title 22 policies and procedures.
• Supervision of children at all times.
• Maintains focus on the children.
• Maintains best practice for a child care setting.
• Develops plans and submits curriculum.
• Performs some housekeeping duties.
• Grows professionally though education and workshops annually.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Education/Experience
Education and/or Experience are based on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for the Child Development Permit Matrix. All coursework must meet the approved standards of Title 22 (101216.1) It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain education and experience qualifications and provide proof of completion to the Tahoe Forest Children's Center Facility Director in a timely manner.

Required Licenses/Certifications
BLS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS certification).

• Within 3 months of hire into job

Other Experience/Qualifications

Required:

• 12 units of Early Childhood Education or Child Development (ECE/ED) required. Including 3 units each in core courses of child/human development growth and development, child/family/community or child and family relations, and programs/curriculum. Experience requirement:
• 50 days of 3+ hours per day within 2 years. Alternative qualification is Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) earned in California. Employees working with children under 2 require a minimum of 3 units related to the care of infants per Title 22 (101415.1).

Preferred:

• Current valid credential from the Office of Teacher Credentialing, Child Development Permit - Associate Teacher, Teacher or Master Teacher

Equal Opportunity Employer

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