Assistant, Child Care (Hourly)

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

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• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
  
  
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
  
  

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Job Posting Title:

Assistant, Child Care (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

To provide support services in the children's classroom. Hourly staff needed for afternoon and substituting.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

The duties and tasks of this position include, but are not limited to covering breaks; covering team meeting, staff meeting and planning times; tasks related to opening set up and mid or end of day sanitation; enhancing ratios before the late teacher arrives or after the early teacher leaves; and assisting with late children. During the execution of these duties, hourly employees will:

• ​ Assist with classroom management (for example, supervision and guidance of children and positive interactions)
• Assist with cleaning related to the care of children (for example, cleaning up after meals and snacks and sanitizing toys and equipment)
• Assist with routines related to the care of children (for example, diapering/toileting and feeding)
• Communicate positively with parents, co-workers, students and community members
• Protect the health and safety of children (for example, inform or correct health and safety problems and wash hands)
• Behave professionally and ethically (for example, wear nametag, dress appropriately, arrive on time ready to work, inform supervisor when absent)
• Assist with keeping classrooms, hallways and storage areas organized
• Implement lesson plan activities, record information about children’s time at school, and communicate appropriate information with parents
• Other duties specific to the assigned classroom (listed below if applicable).

Knowledge

• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge and experience about caring for children

Skills

• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective customer-orientation when working with a diverse population.

Technology Skills

• Familiarity with apps used to communicate with families

Required

• 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalency
• Willingness to participate in orientation prior to classroom placement
• Willingness to participate in training required by HHS Child Care Licensing, including CPR and First Aid, and the Health Department
• Meet criminal history requirements for HHS Child Care Regulation

Preferred

• Enrollment in or completion of some Child Development, Early Childhood, or related college coursework
• Experience working with children in a group setting

Physical Requirements

• Work is routinely performed in a standard office or similar environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Hours

Monday - Friday 2:30-5:30 pm or M-F 11:30 am-2:15 pm or Tuesday/Thursday 8-11 am

Pay Rate

$20.00/hour

Reports to: Manager, Child Care

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

March 14, 2023 Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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