Child Care Assistant

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Full Time 30-40 hrs MWR HQ Washington DC, Washington, DC, US

4 days ago Requisition

OMB NO:

Expiration Date: 05/31/2029

Announcement: 6899

Opening Date: 02 September 2026 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NF-1702-02

Closing Date:
Until Filled

Work Schedule:

Full Time (30-40 hours/week)

Position:
Child Care Assistant Salary: $21.56

Who May Apply:
All Sources

Location:

Washington, DC

Child Development Center

DUTIES
:

Plans and executes appropriate early childhood education experiences with a variety of material to promote the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child. Works with the director and teachers in developing and implementing age-appropriate curriculum and activities. Helps establish a program environment that promotes positive child and youth interactions with other children, youth and adults. Assists in providing and leading planned activities for program participants.

Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques. Interacts professionally with staff members, parents, and the command. Assists in maintaining program participation data and completing required daily reports.

Helps prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedule. Monitors children in the classroom, on the playground, in hallways and restrooms, during study halls, during lunch, and in bus loading areas. Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children at all times. Helps arrange for/serve appropriate snacks/meals where applicable.

Performs routine care giving tasks, helping with materials and activities, receiving children, interacting with children and attending to the children's physical needs. Ensures care is provided in accordance with standards, assists in planning, and conducting activities, conducts health checks, ensures the safety and well-being of children, completes reports, and interacts with parents.

Other duties as assigned.

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Please see additional information on how your application is evaluated.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED:

Minimum:

1. High school diploma or GED certificate.

2. Must be able to read, write and speak in English.

3. One year of general experience working with children. working in a group program with children and/or youth

4. Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds and over, sit and rise from the floor, walk, bend, and stoop and stand on a routine basis. Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors.

5. Ability to satisfactorily complete Tier 1 background investigation, to include state checks, upon hiring and renew every 5 years.

6. Ability to satisfactorily pass the Civilian Medical Clearance Examination that is performed at preplacement and then every two years for every childcare position type.

Preferred (in addition to the minimum):

• Two (2) years of education above the High School level, which includes twelve (12)- semester hours of college credit in early childhood/elementary/secondary/special education, child/youth development, psychology, human development, youth program administration or related behavioral sciences or a One (1) year vocational certificate in childcare.

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