Daycare Worker

Position Summary

Cabot Public Schools Child Development Center is looking for patient, attentive child care workers for children ages 6 months to 4 years old. The daycare worker (Infant / Toddler teachers) will need to be willing and able to perform the following duties:

• Provide care for children, such as setting schedules and routines, grooming, feeding, changing diapers, and sanitizing rooms and toys.
• Developing and encouraging age-appropriate learning and socialization to ensure children learn basic skills and concepts, such as communication, manners, sharing, etc.
• Maintaining a safe workplace by monitoring children for health, behavioral, and emotional issues and reporting concerns to staff and parents.
• Encouraging the exploration of interests and developmental social skills.
• Ensuring children are learning positive behaviors and providing guidance or approved discipline as needed.
• Preparing children to enter the next level of care or for entry into school.
• Keeping records related to childcare.
• Working with parents to help children progress towards educational and behavioral goals.
• Adhere to all policies of the District.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the building administrator and other central office administrators, as designated by the Superintendent.

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

• The ability to pass a background check.
• Exceptional communication, teaching, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of the stages of childhood development.
• Attentiveness to the needs and safety of children.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• A valid Arkansas driver’s license.
• Record of immunizations.
• College degree in early childhood education will be taken into consideration.
• Years of experience will be taken into consideration.

More training will be required if you are hired for this position. You must be willing to take:

• CPR/First Aid.
• Arkansas New Staff Orientation.

Contract: 190 day contract – 1 week before teachers return for PD in the fall.

Salary: Daycare Salary Schedule