Caregiver

• Ensure the safety of each child enrolled in the class, whether in the classroom, on the playground, on the buggy, or in common areas.
• Greet parents daily as they drop off and pick up with a warm smile and positive comments about their child.
• Change diapers every two hours.
• When feeding, hold infants who are six months old or less and cannot sit up in a high chair independently.
• Note naptime, amount eaten, diaper changes, and comment on the child’s day on the daily sheet or bright-wheel app.
• Send daily sheet home with the child at the end of the day or update bright-wheel system.
• Have appropriate and consistent classroom management skills.
• Should enjoy and respect the egocentricity of every child in the classroom.
• Be open to change, new ideas, and constructive criticism.
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate classroom practices that support the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive needs of young children and meet the standards of LCLA.
• Work with the lead teacher in a positive, professional manner.
• Team with parents, co-workers, and administration to provide the best support for the children by sharing information professionally and confidently.
• Be prepared to teach in the lead teacher’s absence.
• Assist the lead teacher in preparing planned activities, diaper changes, feeding time, laundry, clean up, etc.
• Assist students individually or in small groups with activities if applicable.
• Assist children with toilet training when applicable.
• Perform general housekeeping duties within the classroom, on the playground, and throughout the school.
• Attend all scheduled meetings and in-service presentations to acquire and convey information relative to job functions.
• Complete 15 clock hours of professional in-service training annually.
• Be knowledgeable of the Minimum Standard Requirements of Child Care required by the MSDH.