Child Development Technician; Kids First, Mountain View Mountain View

Child Development Technician (Kids First, Mountain View)

Kids First Mountain View is looking for a Child Development Technician who loves children and wants to help them grow while learning. We need someone who is experienced in providing care and intervention to a group of young children birth to age 5 with developmental delays and special medical needs.

Kids First serves children with special healthcare needs ranging in age from six weeks to five years. In our pediatric day healthcare clinics, children diagnosed as having a medical condition known to place them at risk for developmental delays and disabilities receive intensive intervention.

• High School Diploma or GED plus six (6) months experience working in the care of children; other education can be substituted for experience including CCOT, CDA, AA, or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field.
• Candidate must pass state abuse registry checks, drug screen, submit to a TB skin test and required immunizations or provide proof of immunizations.

• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to identify educational and developmental needs of children
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with parents, staff, and other child care professionals
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of early childhood curriculum

• Provides quality direct patient care for a group of young children including serving mealtimes, assisting with feeding, diapering, and dressing.
• Provides developmentally appropriate behavioral guidance within daily scheduled activities.
• Follows the direction of the ECDS to provide individualized developmental services of their assigned treatment rooms in a child-centered, family focused, and evidence-based manner.
• Establishes exciting learning environments for young children and applies curriculum to address the objectives contained in each child's treatment plan.

Physical activity requirements:

• Constant:
  Feeling, Hearing, Listening
• Frequent:
  Climbing, Crawling, Crouching, Grasping, Kneeling, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Repetitive Motion, Standing, Stooping, Talking, Walking
• Occasional:
  Sitting

Salary Information: Commensurate with education and experience.

Required Documents: Cover Letter/Letter of Application;
Curriculum Vitae;
List of three Professional References (name, email, business title);
Proof of Veteran Status;
Resume;
Unofficial/Official Transcript(s).

Optional Documents:
None.

Pre‑employment Screening Requirements:
This position is subject to pre‑employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification).

Benefits Eligible:
No.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.