Job Responsibilities
I am employed by a school district as an aide in the child care
lab. My duties involve the day to day care of children from age
6 weeks to preschool. This includes but is not limited too,
feeding, diapering, interacting, socializing, and primary care.
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Job Requirements
As a state accredited day care program all employees are
required to have at least 6 hours of outside child care related
courses. We also must all be up to date on child cpr and first
aide.
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Uppers
Working with the children. It is an extremely rewarding job!
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Downers
It also has time of high stress. Especially with infants, there
are always variables that can throw your day into chaos.
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Lifestyle
I am employed part time, full time is 7 1/2 hours a day. Dress code in our
department is very casual, usually jeans and tshirt. Summers are off, but no pay.
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Compensation
I am paid a per hour wage.
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Advice to Jobseekers
There is always a need for day care providers. Get your
clearances and start looking.
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