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** Child Care Attendant - Full Time, Day Hours, Trinity Child Care Center**
**Job Category****:** DIRECT CARE **Requisition Number****:** CHILD002593 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
The primary function of this position is to ensure required standards for the care and protection of children at the program. The Child Care Attendant must work under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and be responsible for providing direct care to the Trinity Child Care Center children.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**
- Must provide appropriate direct care services provided to program participants who are medically complex and or fragile children under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.
- Maintains a collaborative relationship with the interdisciplinary health team.
- Participates in interdisciplinary staffing meetings.
- Assures that the Trinity Child Care Center provides an environment conducive to the stabilization of the childs medical conditions and promotion of the childs development.
- Follows through on all educational and developmental goals and programs outlined in each childs individual care plan.
- Provides for safe care, nutrition and personal hygiene.
- Creates a stimulating environment and participates in educational and recreational play.
- Attends trainings and in-service programs as required.
- Complies with all applicable policies and procedures.
- Maintains confidentiality related to every aspect of the work conducted at St. Josephs Center.
- Maintains a cooperative relationship with coworkers and supervisors and creates an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust within the department.
- Comes to work as scheduled and is punctual.
- Is flexible to changes in duties, priorities, methods and environments.
- Performs other related tasks as assigned and remains flexible to the diverse needs of the facility.
**Competencies:**
* Demonstrated skills and competencies in medical management of care for critically ill children.
**Qualifications:** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
**Education and/or Experience:**
* 1 year of pediatric care experience, defined as being responsible for the care of acutely ill or chronically ill children
* High school diploma or GED equivalent
* Valid PA Drivers License
**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.
* Ability to sit 1-3 hours per day.
* Ability to stand 1-3 hours per day.
* Ability to walk 1-3 hours per day.
* Ability to occasionally lift and/or move items weighing 25-50 pounds.
* Ability to twist upper portion of body on an infrequent basis.
* Ability to squat, bend and kneel for short periods of time.
**Work Environment:** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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High School or better.
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