Child Care Assistant | 32 hours a week | Kid Zone - Fort Madison

Minimum Hiring Wage:

Job Details:

Responsible for providing a nurturing, safe, healthy and educational environment for children in a daycare center setting.  Engage and monitor children through age appropriate activities and learning.  Dress children, change diapers and assist in potty training.  Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities and meals served.  Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.  Sanitize toys and play equipment.  Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.  Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.  Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.

Preferred:

Previous childcare experience

Benefits:

We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:

• Competitive base pay

• Matching retirement programs

• Health, Dental and Vision plans

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans

• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D

• Paid time off (PTO)

• Education Assistance Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Discounted cafeteria meals

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Service Recognition program  

• Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.