JOB
This posting is to create a pool of qualified applicants for the current and/or upcoming academic year. While the department may not be actively recruiting at this time, applicants who meet all minimum qualifications and have submitted complete application materials will be contacted if a substitute position becomes available.
Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job; however, any additional duties will be reasonably related to this class.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Assists in the instruction, health, and safety of young children 0 to 60 months of age enrolled in the Child Development Center programs.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED AND RECEIVED
Receives general direction from appropriate supervisor; checks with Child Development Teacher or supervisor regarding non-routine assignments. May provide technical and functional direction to assigned student workers.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
The following duties are typical for this classification.
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Assists in the implementation of developmentally appropriate programs for assigned children that promote development of language, communication, emergent literacy, social, cognitive, play, and creative skills.
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Assists the Child Development Teacher in supervising indoor and outdoor activities, adhering to all health and safety procedures to ensure a safe and healthy environment; engages with groups of children in a variety of activities.
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Assists the Child Development Teacher in maintaining a clean, healthy, safe, and orderly indoor and outdoor environment by following Center policies and procedures for health and safety related issues.
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Performs general housekeeping duties such as laundry, cleaning snack preparation areas, checks expiration dates on supplies, maintains a list of needed items.
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Assists with all daily activities such as toileting, diaper changing, hand washing, health checks, and related classroom transition activities.
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Assists in supervising and feeding children during all snack and/or mealtime activities.
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May perform tasks to prepare and distribute a variety of light snacks, such as juice, cereal, toast, and yogurt, to classrooms.
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Assists in providing a quiet and peaceful atmosphere for children to sleep.
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Assists in preparing children to attend and perform at special events.
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Observes each individual child’s growth and development on a continuous basis; assists in the documentation of each child’s growth and development through pictures, anecdotal notes, and sample work.
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Assists in preparing and maintaining accurate and complete records and reports in accordance with program and state requirements.
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Provides feedback regarding observation to Child Development teacher for parent conferences as needed.
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Performs other duties related to the primary job duties.
The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Environmental Exposure Tolerance
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Performing under physically demanding conditions
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Accepts and endures the necessity of working in unpleasant or physically demanding conditions
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Shows established adaptation and performance under unpleasant or physically demanding conditions
Safety Focus
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Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
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Maintains high level of conscientious safety practice
General Physical Ability
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Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination
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Applying motor and perceptual abilities requiring no specific technique, training or conditioning
Professional and Technical Expertise
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Applying technical subject matter to the job **
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Knows the rudimentary concepts of performing the essential technical operations
Adaptability
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Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires**
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Accept and adjust to changes and the unfamiliar
Innovation
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Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things**
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Fix what is broken; find solutions and fixes with resources at hand
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Finds new approaches to performing familiar tasks
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Create and invent new ideas; envision the unexpected, unexplored, untried**
Critical Thinking
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Analytically and logically evaluates information to resolve problems
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Follow guide, SOP or other step by step procedures for locating the source of a problem and fixing it
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May detect ambiguous, incomplete, or conflicting information or instructions**
Informing
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Proactively obtaining and sharing information
Mechanical Insight
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Chooses the right tool for the job
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Applies principles of mechanical advantage to get the work done
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Follows step-by-step assembly procedures, troubleshooting guides, and simple diagrams
Customer Focus
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Attending to the needs and expectations of customer
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Seeks information about the immediate and longer term needs of the customer
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Anticipates what the customer may want or expect in a product or service
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Works across organizational boundaries to meet customer needs **
Attention to Detail
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Focusing on the details of work content
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Shows care and thoroughness in adhering to process and procedures that assure quality
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Applies knowledge and skill in recognizing and evaluating details of work**
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Applies skilled final touches on products
Using Technology
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Working with electronic hardware and software applications
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Using basic features and functions of software and hardware
Valuing Diversity
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Shows acceptance of individual differences
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Welcomes input and inclusion of others who may be different from oneself
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Shows understanding and empathy for the challenges of groups seeking inclusion or dealing with perceived discrimination
**Lead, Advanced or Senior Level Positions EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Education/Training:
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Equivalent to the completion of high school supplemented six (6) units of college level course work in early childhood education or child development.
Experience:
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Six (6) months of experience working in a licensed child development program assisting in the teaching of infants or preschoolers.
License or Certificate:
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Possession of or eligibility to obtain and maintain a Child Development Assistant Permit issued by the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing.
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Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a pediatric C.P.R. Certificate and First Aid Certificate.
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Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a Mandated Child Abuse Reporter Certificate.
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Possession of or ability to obtain a Food Handlers permit if required.
Equivalency Provision:
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In the absence of six (6) months of experience, possession of or eligibility to obtain and maintain a Child Development Associate Teacher Permit issued by the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:
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Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.
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Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution (for positions with higher education requirement)
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Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment
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Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).
Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District’s Administrative Procedures and Board Policies.
