Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Necessary Knowledge

• Understand child development and age appropriate activities
• Perform basic math
• Speak English and write with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Adhere to safety practices and procedures

Desirable Knowledge

• Speak more than one language
• Understand comprehensive early childhood program
• Criminal justice fingerprint clearance

Basic Skills

• Attend to detail
• Adapt
• Maintain confidentiality
• Keep records

Social Skills

• Work on a team
• Show compassion and empathy
• Interact appropriately with children and families

Verbal Skills

• Communicate orally and in writing
• Listen to and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

• Take initiative to solve problems
• Prioritize work load
• Work independently, following established guidelines

Physical Requirements

• 15% sitting, 35% walking, 50% standing
• Lifting/carrying/pushing/kneeling
• Stoop/crouch/crawl
• Reach/handle
• The job is performed under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness

Desired Characteristics

• Dependable
• Self-regulating
• Stress-tolerant
• Patient
• Willing to learn
• Honest
• Cooperative
• Flexible
• Experience working with birth to 5-year-old children

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Pay

• Please see job posting for pay

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Benefits

• State retirement benefits
• Health insurance (for staff who work 30 or more hours per week)
• Dental insurance (for staff who work 20 or more hours per week)
• First Choice Employee Assistance Programs
• Paid leave (for those who work 210 days per year or more)
• Financial assistance for continued education