Job Details

Description

JOB FUNCTION:

Prepare for and manage the day-to-day operational activities of a family child care setting assigned to support as a substitute or second adult caregiver. Understand and support children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development to ensure a safe and stimulating learning environment. Communicate effectively with both children and adults in order to meet the needs of the children, the family child care educator, and the parents. Build collaborative relationships with area family child care educators, and explore additional shared services supports to save providers' cost and time.

Depending on your location, this position helps to cover services in Clay, Becker, Douglas, Otter Tail, or Pope County.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

• 2 years of practical experience working directly with young children
• Knowledge of Minnesota Rule 2 and/or Rule 3 child care licensing regulations
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, planning, and prioritization skills
• Ability to work independently, to be resourceful and adaptable, and to work within a flexible schedule
• Must hold a valid driver's license, current insurance coverage if using own vehicle, and be able to arrange own transportation to meet with clients and conduct business within the service delivery area

• Possess or be pursuing a Child Development Associate (CDA) or college degree (Associates or Bachelors) in Child Development, Early Childhood, Education, Human Services or a related field
• Experience working in a child care setting
• Experience with community organizing, community engagement, and/or outreach
• Experience working with people with low incomes

• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, but the employee should never lift more than 50 pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate