Under general supervision, the 2919 Child Care Specialist is responsible for overseeing children in a child development center or play care program setting, providing care and supervision, and promoting age appropriate developmental play activities.
Essential Duties:
According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.
1. Oversee and supervise children’s activities at any of the Human Services Agency’s (HSA) Drop-In Child Care facilities. Interact with children according to program policies and guidelines.
2. Actively engage children with developmentally appropriate play activities while incorporating numeracy and literacy strategies.
3. Interact with clients and children to help them check into the drop-in center and help direct clients to the appropriate locations for their program needs.
4. Communicate with parents/guardians via in-person meetings, email, phone, or text regarding feedback and/or major concerns of the behavior of children.
5. Maintain pertinent records via and generate necessary incident reports and correspondence; this may include entering case notes into computer applications.
6. Develop and maintain partnerships with CalWORKs Service Staff and other HSA programs to refer Agency resources to parents/guardians to assist children’s needs.
7. Participate in trainings to remain current in child development, family support strategies, customer services and health safety including CPR/ First Aid.
8. Assist in the development and planning of an age-appropriate curriculum and activities for children.
9. Provide support to families regarding needs of their child, providing community resource referrals for health concerns and/or family resource center referrals..
10. Maintain an orderly, comfortable, and safe learning environment which includes providing children with age appropriate and developmentally appropriate assistance with activities as well as providing snacks and providing restroom/diaper assistance.
