Proposed Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
Type of Employment: Staff
Location: ASU-Newport
Closing: 12/4/24
Please note: All postings close at 12 A.M. CST on the closing date. A-State participates in E-Verify.
Position Summary:
The Child Care Technician is responsible for directing instructional and recreational activities involving preschool children. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.
Duties & Responsibilities:
LOCATED IN NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
The Child Care Technician must follow the guidelines of the A-State handbook and is responsible for assisting in daily paperwork including children's records, USDA, staff leave, meetings, and completing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Attend weekly staff meetings and ensure proper documentation of that meeting, assist in assuring Quality Approval Standards and Licensing Regulations are met, and in monitoring classroom and its participants throughout the program year by on-site contacts, emails, personal phone calls and meetings.
Maintain an open line of communication between all staff.
Responsible for classroom support in the following areas: Daily Lesson Plans Minimum Licensing Requirements Current ABC Rules and Regulations Work Sampling Online COP A (Child Outcome Planning and Administration) ECERS- R (Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale) ITERS-R (Infant and Toddler Environment Rating Scale) FCCERS-R (Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale)
Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Knowledge of teaching techniques and development of lesson plans, and child behavior.
Ability to maintain records and develop lesson plans, teach, provide personal care, and direct recreational activities of pre-school children, and direct activities of day care personnel.
General Days/Hours:
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Additional hours as requested and/or needed Occasional weekends and/or after-school activities as requested or needed
Other:
Reports to the Program Manager-Lead Teacher/Other Classroom Teacher
Minimum Qualifications:
The formal education equivalent of a High School Diploma
Six (6) months of experience in the care of children.
Other job related education and/or experience may be substituted for all or part of these basic requirements, except for certification or licensure requirements, upon approval of the Qualifications Review Committee.
