Family Child Care Substitute Specialist - Clay County

JOB FUNCTION:

Prepare for and manage the day-to-day operational activities of a family child care setting assigned to support as a substitute or second adult caregiver. Understand and support children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development to ensure a safe and stimulating learning environment. Communicate effectively with both children and adults in order to meet the needs of the children, the family child care educator, and the parents. Build collaborative relationships with area family child care educators, and explore additional shared services supports to save providers’ cost and time.

Position will serve family child care providers in Clay County.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

· Two years of practical experience working directly with young children

· Knowledge of Minnesota Rule 2 and/or Rule 3 child care licensing regulations

· Must hold a valid driver’s license and current insurance. Must be able to arrange own transportation to meet with clients and conduct business within service delivery area

Preferred

· One of the following:

o Possess or be pursuing a Child Development Associate (CDA)

o Associates or Bachelors in child development, early childhood, education, human services or a related field

· Experience working in a child care setting

· Experience with community organizing, community engagement, and/or outreach

· Lived experience or a history working with individuals with low incomes

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS:

· PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

o While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.

o The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, but the employee should never lift more than 50 pounds

o Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

o Physical ability to move quickly to respond to children who are very active and may need restraint or redirection to ensure their safety or the safety of others in the environment

§ Daily kneeling, stooping, bending, and sitting on the floor to attend to children’s needs.

· WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

o The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.