CDC Caregiver

Summary/Objective

Assisting in providing quality child care in a nurturing, safe environment using developmentally appropriate curriculum.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Responding to all internal and external customers, as it relates to position, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
• Supervising children in the child development program including play periods, meal time, field trips, assemblies, bathroom and emergency drills
• Assisting with developing and creating bulletin boards, signs, borders and classroom displays
• Assisting students with various physical, emotional and educational needs
• Alerting the director/supervisor to any problem or special information about a student
• Maintaining the confidentiality of protected student and staff member information even after no longer employed
• Working in collaboration with other staff to maintain a safe and healthy learning environment
• Keeping educational materials, equipment and the general room environment neat, safe and clean
• Maintaining knowledge of and adheres to all policies, regulations and rules
• Performing related duties as assigned in a safe and prudent manner
• Assisting with the supervision of high school interns

Other Duties

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite software programs and other programs as it relates to position
• Ability to operate most standard office equipment

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a school environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Regularly required to sit, type and focus on a computer screen for long periods of time
• Regularly required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

At Will Notice of Employment does not provide a guarantee of a particular schedule of work, or a minimum number of days or hours.

This is a 12-month, substitute or part-time position. This position is not eligible for medical benefits. Employee will work scheduled hours per day Monday through Friday.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Education and Experience

Working with children.

Required Certifications/Licenses

Documentation of current negative TB test.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card with an IVP number through the Arizona Department of Public Safety.