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About the Role
This is a developmental position leading to a full performance level Child Care Assistant, NF-1702-02. Upon satisfactory performance and one year completion of general working experience, an employee may be non-competitively promoted to the Child Care Assistant, NF-1702-02 at management’s request with potential for a higher rate in pay.
Responsibilities
- Plans and executes appropriate early childhood education experiences to promote the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child.
- Works with the director and teachers in developing and implementing age-appropriate curriculum and activities.
- Helps establish a program environment that promotes positive child and youth interactions.
- Assists in providing and leading planned activities for program participants.
- Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.
- Interacts professionally with staff members, parents, and the command.
- Assists in maintaining program participation data and completing required daily reports.
- Helps prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials.
- Monitors children in various locations including the classroom, playground, hallways, restrooms, study halls, lunch areas, and bus loading areas.
- Maintains control of and accounts for the whereabouts and safety of children at all times.
- Helps arrange for and serve appropriate snacks/meals.
- Performs routine caregiving tasks, including assisting with materials and activities, receiving children, interacting with children, and attending to their physical needs.
- Ensures care is provided in accordance with standards.
- Assists in planning and conducting activities.
- Conducts health checks.
- Ensures the safety and well-being of children.
- Completes reports.
- Interacts with parents.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED certificate.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak in English.
- Ability to promote and foster effective working relationships with children, youth, and coworkers.
- Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds and over, sit and rise from the floor, walk, bend, stoop, and stand on a routine basis.
- Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors.
- Ability to satisfactorily complete Tier 1 background investigation, to include state checks, upon hiring and renew every 5 years.
- Ability to satisfactorily pass the Civilian Medical Clearance Examination that is performed at preplacement and then every two years for every childcare position type.
- Prior experience working with children and/or youth (preferred).
- Must be able to provide a written statement regarding Selective Service System registration status if applicable.
- Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check and all pre-employment requirements.
- Applicants may not be employed in the chain of command of their relatives.
- Must have resided within the United States, or U.S. territories, for at least three of the last five years (for non-U.S. nationals applying for DHS positions).
- Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
Skills
- Early childhood education
- Child guidance techniques
- Youth development techniques
- Communication with staff, parents, and children
Location
- New London, CT
Work Type
- Full Time (30-40 hours/week)
Experience Level
- Developmental position leading to NF-1702-02
- One year completion of general working experience for promotion
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED certificate
Salary/Compensations
- $18.00/hour
Benefits
- Paid Annual and Sick Leave
- Holiday Pay
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
- Pension Plan
- 401k Savings Plan
- Life Insurance
- Short Term/Long Term Disability
- Tuition Assistance
- Paid Parental Leave
About the Company
- USCG Academy Child Development Center
- Coast Guard Community Services Command
Equal Opportunity
- All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.