Childcare Assistant Job Description

Job Title: Childcare Assistant
Daily Schedule: Monday-Friday
Hours: 8:45 AM-4:45 PM

Childcare Assistant Job Description
The Toddler Classroom Assistant works in an environment with up to 14 children between the ages of 15 months-3 years alongside a Montessori-trained Toddler Guide and a second Toddler Assistant. The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining order and cleanliness of the environment and ensuring that closing duties are met daily.
• Perform cleaning, sanitizing, disinfection, and maintenance necessary to keep the classroom and common spaces clean, beautiful, and safe.
• Meet the toddler children where they are physically, socially, and emotionally.
• Maintaining an open, loving, and cooperative environment. 
• Have an inherent love for this stage of development, and the ability to assist the students with their most personal needs such as toileting, washing, and dressing.
• Consistent attendance is important to the students and the functioning of the classroom.
• Communicate with the children using language and tone of voice that is authentic, natural, and, most importantly, kind.
• Promote feelings of security and trust in toddlers by encouraging and supporting them when necessary through activities and practical life skills.
• Seek balance when supporting the toddlers: avoid over-assisting or abandonment while children are practicing new skills (dressing, putting on shoes, face washing, nose-wiping, etc.). Remember the credo should be “help me help myself to learn to do it well.” 
• Follow the children and the energy of the classroom to determine the needs of the students.
• Ensure that toddlers are clean and well cared for regarding toileting, eating, handwashing, and mucus.
• Be available, present, and focused on the children during daily transitions (i.e., work cycle, walks, recess, lunch, and naps).
• Oversee and engage toddlers during recess time; ensure that activities are stimulating, age-appropriate, and safe.
• Maintain a positive work environment among all staff that is professional, kind, and inclusive.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous self-reflection and development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• Engage in weekly team meetings by sharing observations and asking questions about child development and how to best support each child.

Please note: this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

$18 - $25 Hourly Wage

Childcare Assistant Qualifications

• Must be 18 or older, have a high school diploma or its equivalent, and meet the requirements of the licensing agencies that regulate the school.  
• Employees must demonstrate the ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member.  
• Strong communication skills; proven ability to communicate with children and adults with courtesy, respect, acceptance, and patience.  
• A warm, friendly personality and the ability to work well with the children and other staff members.  
• A demonstrated ability to manage confidential information appropriately.  
• Employees should be able to perform the physical requirements of the job: bending, lifting, carrying up to 50 pounds, cleaning, etc.  
• Employees shall have or be open to acquiring knowledge of the Montessori philosophy.

Required Documentation: Proof of negative TB test administered no earlier than one year from date of hire; current *First Aid and CPR (infant/child/adult) and Bloodborne Pathogens card; *Food Worker Card, background check clearance through the Department of Children, Youth & Families; proof of MMR immunization or exemption. 

*Can be completed once hired

Benefits for our Childcare Assistant:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement
• Life Insurance & longterm disability

Salary Range:
$18-$25 an hour