Child Care Assistant Teacher I

Department

Child Care Center Job Summary

Provides care for children in assigned groups stressing individual needs within the developmental framework of social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. Assists in creating an environment and providing experiences which are conducive to a child’s continuing growth in these areas. Provides assistance in developing feelings of confidence and well-being by having opportunities for successful encounters with adults, peers and their physical environment. Activities are provided to challenge the child within the context of his or her appropriate developmental level.

• Required Qualifications
• Require DCF Introductory forty (40)-clock-hour Child Care Training comprised of Part I and Part II courses and five (5)-clock-hour (or .5 Continuing Education Units) Early Literacy and Language Development, or within 90 days of hire or transfer.
• Require a current Level 2 ACHA background clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer demonstrated expert interpersonal and attention to detail skills.
• Prefer demonstrated ability to work and plan with other caregivers in a team setting.
• Prefer demonstrated patience, enthusiasm and respect for children.
• Prefer demonstrated interest in learning early childhood development.
• Prefer demonstrated ability to use correct grammar and spelling in writing parent notes, incident reports and communication boards.
• Prefer demonstrated flexibility in working with several age groups of children.
• Prefer demonstrated ability to write notes and fill out incident reports.
• Prefer one (1) to four (4) years of experience working with children in a classroom setting,

Mandatory Education

HS EQ: High School Diploma, GED or Certificate

Preferred Education: Required License and Certs

Preferred License and Certs

Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/