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Child Care Assistant (3)

Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Exchange - Nonappropriated Fund
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Summary

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Please see additional information on how your application is evaluated.

Overview

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Job closed
Open & closing dates
11/15/2023 to 11/14/2024
Salary
$18.16 to - $18.16 per hour
Pay scale & grade
NF 2
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Cape May, NJ
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent - Location: TRACEN Cape May Child Development Center
Work schedule
Full-time - (30-40hrs/wk)
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
2 - NF-1702-02, Full Performance Level
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
5406
Control number
760991300

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Clarification from the agency

This job is open until filled. Nonappropriated Fund employment is considered Federal employment, but does not confer civil service status.

Duties

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Plans and executes appropriate early childhood education experiences with a variety of material to promote the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child. Works with the director and teachers in developing and implementing age-appropriate curriculum and activities. Helps establish a program environment that promotes positive child and youth interactions with other children, youth, and adults. Assists in providing and leading planned activities for program participants. Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques. Interacts professionally with staff members, parents, and the command. Assists in maintaining program participation data and completing required daily reports.

Helps prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedule. Monitors children in the classroom, on the playground, in hallways and restrooms, during study halls, during lunch, and in bus loading areas. Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children at all times. Helps arrange for/serve appropriate snacks/meals where applicable.

Performs routine care giving tasks, helping with materials and activities, receiving children, interacting with children, and attending to the children's physical needs. Ensures care is provided in accordance with standards, assists in planning, and conducting activities, conducts health checks, ensures the safety and well-being of children, completes reports, and interacts with parents; performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:

  • Selected will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes.
  • Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute.
  • Federal Background Check is Mandatory.

Qualifications

Minimum:

  1. High school diploma or GED certificate.
  2. One year of general experience working with children. working in a group program with children and/or youth.
  3. Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds, walk, bend, stoop and stand on a routine basis. Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors.
Preferred (in addition to the minimum):
  1. Two (2) years of education above the High School level, which includes twelve (12)- semester hours of college credit in early childhood/elementary/secondary/special education, child/youth development, psychology, human development, youth program administration or related behavioral sciences or a One (1) year vocational certificate in childcare.

Education

Please read the "Qualifications" section.

Additional information

USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:

By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere:

  • Paid Annual and Sick Leave
  • Holiday Pay
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
  • Pension Plan
  • 401k Savings Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid Parental Leave
*Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Please read the "Next steps" section for more information.

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