Childcare Assistant

Company : Horizon Health

Job Type : Full Time

Gray, Ky 40734

Number of Applicants

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Job Description - Childcare Assistant

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Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Job Summary
Encourage the healthy intellectual and psychological growth of the children in our licensed Type 1 facility. You will teach and supervise them while also motivating them to use their mental capacities and exercise their imagination along with supervising their daily activities.

Responsibilities

Balance your teaching between logical and social exercises.

Administering lesson plans in accordance with teaching standards established by the official sources.

Provide basic care and care-giving activities.

Prepare and organize mealtimes and snacks for children.

Use a wide range of teaching methods (stories, media, indoor or outdoor games, drawing etc) to enhance the child’s abilities.

Develop and encourage age appropriate learning and socialization to ensure children learn basic skills and concepts such as communication, manners, sharing, etc.

Remain in constant communication with parents and update them on the progress of their children.

Maintain a safe environment by monitoring children for health, behavioral and emotional issues and reporting concerns to staff and parents. Collaborate with other colleagues Record keeping requirements.

Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent.

Physical Requirements

Frequent sitting with occasional standing and walking for 8-10 hour shifts.

Frequent use of fine motor skills to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and ability to reach with hands and arms on a regular basis.  Intermittently required to lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds.

Consistently required to talk and/or hear.

Required Skills/Abilities

Complete 15 hours of professional development annually and implement what you have learned back into the classroom

Update TB skin test every two years

Complete a professional development plan with the director annually

Complete a staff evaluation with the director annually

Complete CPR/First Aid certification every two years (if required by director)

Complete the 1.5 hour Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Training in the first year of hire

Complete 6 hours of Orientation in the first 90 days of hire

Follow and implement all center policies and procedures on a daily basis

Qualifications required for employment:

Proof of high school diploma/GED/Commonwealth Child Care Credential (CCCC)

Complete the National Background Check Program for Kentucky and any out of state background checks

Provide a TB skin test or health professional statement

Compensation: $10.00 per hour

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.

Kentucky Addiction Treatment Centers

Horizon Health is a locally-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates two Kentucky addiction treatment centers in London, KY and Williamsburg, KY. We are dedicated to transforming lives and restoring long-term health to individuals, families and communities in Southeastern Kentucky through community engagement and comprehensive outpatient care.

Join The Horizon Health Team!

Horizon Health offers a variety of positions at their London and Williamsburg facilities. Come work with us and become a part of the Horizon Health team as we continue Breaking Barriers, Revolutionizing Treatment, and Transforming Lives!

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