The Child Care Aide I works under the immediate direction of the Child Care Teacher in the child care center providing child care and completing related tasks. The Child Care Aide I functions as a team member in providing total care of the children enrolled at World of Care.

1. Works as a team member to provide a warm, nurturing environment, model and encourage developmentally appropriate practices as outlined by MSDE and the WOC Handbook and Philosophy Checklist Assist individual children and small groups with: developmentally appropriate activities, classroom strategies and therapy.
2. Prepare and assist with daily care of infants and toddlers with personal hygiene, sleeping, mealtimes, and playing.
3. Assist in daily maintenance of the environment and equipment for example: housekeeping, preparing art materials, preparing room decorations, and lunch and snack preparations.
4. Communicate with all team members, including nurses and therapists as necessary, to assure that parents/caregivers are receiving all information regarding their child’s daily progress, needs and concerns.
5. Read each child’s Child Care Plan before working with any child and ask for clarifying information as needed.
6. Participates on at least one WOC program committee.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Works Monday-Friday between the hours of 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM based on the needs of the center
2. Must be able to bend, squat, kneel, and lift and carry children up to 35 lbs.

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or GED preferred or high school student in good standing.

EXPERIENCE:

Experience with children preferred.

RELATED TRAINING:

Must complete the annual clock hours required by the Office of Child Care to advance or maintain childcare credentials.

Kennedy Krieger Institute offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, tuition reimbursement, free parking and child care subsidies! In addition, we offer rich professional development opportunities.

We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are a healthcare institution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we serve.

EOE/M/F/D/V