Child Care Aide

Company: Gateway Community Service Board
Location: Brunswick
Posted on: November 25, 2022

Job Description:

*Pay: *$16 Hourly*Status: *Full-Time*Schedule: *_*Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM, some weekends and holidays required. *_*Job Summary*: Assists with daily living activities in a residential childcare facility. Provides training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics with children in a childcare setting.*Essential Functions*: _Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._* Provide direct support services for children in the TCC childcare program.* Maintain records of all children in care.* Ensures that each resident is groomed daily and dressed appropriately for weather conditions.* Observes and monitors participants during each shift.* Treats each participant with respect and with a fair approach.* Provides verbal direction to participants and/or physical demonstration.* Documents any negative or unusual behaviors and reports same to manager.* Document clinical contact with clients daily and in weekly/monthly progress reports.*Required Knowledge & Skills: ** Knowledge of issues related to homelessness and poverty.* Knowledge of agency confidentiality policies.* Knowledge of agency safety policies and procedures.* Computer literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel.* Ability to pay attention to details.* Ability to process information in compliance with agency rules, regulations, policies and procedures.* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.* Ability to plan and analyze.* Ability to think conceptually and to be creative.*Competencies: *CommunicationAccountability/ResponsibilityCooperation/TeamworkCreative ThinkingCustomer ServiceDependabilityFlexibilityInitiativeAnalytical ThinkingJob KnowledgeJudgementProfessionalismQuality/Quantity of Work*Required Education & Experience: * High School diploma or GED plus 6 months of a combination of training and experience, which would have enabled the applicant to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities.*Work Environment*: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Some minor travel between Gateway sites is required.*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.Employee is frequently required to walk, sit, stand or kneel and occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop. Employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Must have the ability to sit for long periods of time at a computer. Employee frequently uses fine hand/eye coordination, hearing and visual acuity. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are not hazardous or unpleasant condition caused by noise, dust, etc. Employee must be able to travel between Gateway sites. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._Gateway CSB promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing._Job Type: Full-timePay: $16.00 per hourBenefits:* 401(k)* Dental insurance* Employee assistance program* Employee discount* Health insurance* Health savings account* Life insurance* Paid time off* Referral program* Retirement plan* Tuition reimbursement* Vision insuranceSchedule:* 8 hour shift* Day shift* Holidays* Monday to Friday* Weekend availabilityExperience:* Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)* Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)Work Location: One location

Keywords: Gateway Community Service Board, Savannah , Child Care Aide, Other , Brunswick, Georgia