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Example day care attendant requirements on a job description
Day care attendant requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in day care attendant job postings.
Sample day care attendant requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- CPR and First Aid certification
- Experience working with children
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Understanding of child development principles
Sample required day care attendant soft skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Patient and caring demeanor
- Ability to multitask and prioritize
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Team player attitude
Day care attendant job description example 1
Youth Villages day care attendant job description
Youth Villages residential treatment programs are growing and we're hiring Behavioral Youth Counselors/Assistants and Night Monitors!
Submit a resume today and a recruiter will contact you to discuss your experience and our current openings. Competitive candidates will be provided details about the interview day, including location and directions.
All applicants who attend the hiring event will interview with residential campus leadership and learn more about our programs in our newest facility that houses a yoga studio, climbing wall, therapeutic drumming program, and more.
Now offering $6,000 sign-on payment!
Watch now to see how YV is helping kids live successfully!
Watch now to see how YV is helping kids live successfully!
Youth Villages’ Residential Treatment programs serve children with emotional and behavioral problems. Our residential campuses provide the setting for an intensive treatment program that combines the unique balance of structure and freedom. This enables children and their families to identify, understand and cope with their individual needs and develop the skills necessary to succeed in less restrictive settings. We have three different types of facilities—Intensive Residential Centers, Open Campuses, and Group Homes. Located in Tennessee and Georgia, all of these facilities utilize the Re-Education of Emotionally Disturbed Children therapy model (Re-Ed).
Position Overviews:
Behavioral Youth Counselor/Assistant also known as a Teacher Counselor/Assistant (TC/TCA):
Teaches the children necessary life skills and provide for their physical daily care. Assists in treatment planning for each child. Conducts daily documentation such as contact notes, milieu notes, and precautionary notes. Participates in client transports to various locations Participates in recreation therapy with children. Improves children’s behavior through coping skills and other therapeutic interventions. Staff in this role typically work 3 week days and 1 weekend day in the afternoons & evenings, from approximately 1pm -10:30pm Schedule varies by campus and will be discussed in depth with a hiring manager Some campuses also require that TCs/TCAs spend the night once or twice a week on the campus and have additional responisbility for waking the residents and helping direct their morning routine. There are also campuses that do not require overnights.
Night Monitor
Check on the residents in set intervals to ensure youth are safe and secure Processes and provides support to youth who may have difficulty at night Acts as a positive role model for the youth The shifts run from either 10:30pm to 6:30am or 11pm to 7:00am five nights a week. Shifts may vary based on needs.
Transportation Specialist
Transports and supervises youth to scheduled and emergency appointments. Maintains a daily roster of times, dates, destinations, transporters and length of transport Reports vehicle needs and damage to maintenance and tracks all vehicle issues in regards to repair Assists with weekly shuttle runs when needed. Assist with residential coverage when not needed for transports. Schedule: Expected to be 5 days/week, typically Monday - Friday, with some Sundays, approximately 8 hours/day. On non-transportation days, schedule may be 1pm - 9pm or 8:30am - 5pm. Some transports occur during overnight hours. Schedule will vary depending on transport need; flexibility is needed.
Average Annual Salary
$40000 - $57000 / year based on schedule and hours worked
Requirements
At minimum HS Degree/Diploma required, additional pay increase for Bachelor's degree
Experience working with at-risk youth a major plus
Excellent written, verbal, and oral skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Basic computer knowledge
Ability to maintain a flexible schedule
The supervision and treatment of youth requires prolonged periods of walking and standing and physical agility. May be required to run and climb flights of stairs. Must be able to participate in physical interventions with youth when necessary. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
Will be required to complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and CPR training.
Applicants are required to pass an agility and strength evaluation.
Applicants must have valid driver license.
Covid-19 Vaccine Requirement
As of October 15, 2021, Youth Villages has required the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees, excluding those with an approved medical or religious exemption, as a condition of employment to help ensure the safety of all employees and youth and families served.
Additional Benefits
Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
Retirement Savings Pension Plan
401(k)
2 weeks paid vacation
12 paid sick days per year
11 paid holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable)
Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision
Growth & development through continuous training
Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities
Youth Villages is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Youth Villages is committed to not only advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace but also in our work with children and young adults. We know that children, families and young people of color can face inequity in child welfare and justice systems, and we train our employees to build the skills they need to work with the communities that we serve, as well as, other employees from different cultures and backgrounds. Youth Villages is opposed to racism in any of its forms and is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We believe that respect for each other is crucial in the work that we do each day.
Submit a resume today and a recruiter will contact you to discuss your experience and our current openings. Competitive candidates will be provided details about the interview day, including location and directions.
All applicants who attend the hiring event will interview with residential campus leadership and learn more about our programs in our newest facility that houses a yoga studio, climbing wall, therapeutic drumming program, and more.
Now offering $6,000 sign-on payment!
Watch now to see how YV is helping kids live successfully!
Watch now to see how YV is helping kids live successfully!
Youth Villages’ Residential Treatment programs serve children with emotional and behavioral problems. Our residential campuses provide the setting for an intensive treatment program that combines the unique balance of structure and freedom. This enables children and their families to identify, understand and cope with their individual needs and develop the skills necessary to succeed in less restrictive settings. We have three different types of facilities—Intensive Residential Centers, Open Campuses, and Group Homes. Located in Tennessee and Georgia, all of these facilities utilize the Re-Education of Emotionally Disturbed Children therapy model (Re-Ed).
Position Overviews:
Behavioral Youth Counselor/Assistant also known as a Teacher Counselor/Assistant (TC/TCA):
Teaches the children necessary life skills and provide for their physical daily care. Assists in treatment planning for each child. Conducts daily documentation such as contact notes, milieu notes, and precautionary notes. Participates in client transports to various locations Participates in recreation therapy with children. Improves children’s behavior through coping skills and other therapeutic interventions. Staff in this role typically work 3 week days and 1 weekend day in the afternoons & evenings, from approximately 1pm -10:30pm Schedule varies by campus and will be discussed in depth with a hiring manager Some campuses also require that TCs/TCAs spend the night once or twice a week on the campus and have additional responisbility for waking the residents and helping direct their morning routine. There are also campuses that do not require overnights.
Night Monitor
Check on the residents in set intervals to ensure youth are safe and secure Processes and provides support to youth who may have difficulty at night Acts as a positive role model for the youth The shifts run from either 10:30pm to 6:30am or 11pm to 7:00am five nights a week. Shifts may vary based on needs.
Transportation Specialist
Transports and supervises youth to scheduled and emergency appointments. Maintains a daily roster of times, dates, destinations, transporters and length of transport Reports vehicle needs and damage to maintenance and tracks all vehicle issues in regards to repair Assists with weekly shuttle runs when needed. Assist with residential coverage when not needed for transports. Schedule: Expected to be 5 days/week, typically Monday - Friday, with some Sundays, approximately 8 hours/day. On non-transportation days, schedule may be 1pm - 9pm or 8:30am - 5pm. Some transports occur during overnight hours. Schedule will vary depending on transport need; flexibility is needed.
Average Annual Salary
$40000 - $57000 / year based on schedule and hours worked
Requirements
At minimum HS Degree/Diploma required, additional pay increase for Bachelor's degree
Experience working with at-risk youth a major plus
Excellent written, verbal, and oral skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Basic computer knowledge
Ability to maintain a flexible schedule
The supervision and treatment of youth requires prolonged periods of walking and standing and physical agility. May be required to run and climb flights of stairs. Must be able to participate in physical interventions with youth when necessary. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
Will be required to complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and CPR training.
Applicants are required to pass an agility and strength evaluation.
Applicants must have valid driver license.
Covid-19 Vaccine Requirement
As of October 15, 2021, Youth Villages has required the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees, excluding those with an approved medical or religious exemption, as a condition of employment to help ensure the safety of all employees and youth and families served.
Additional Benefits
Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
Retirement Savings Pension Plan
401(k)
2 weeks paid vacation
12 paid sick days per year
11 paid holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable)
Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision
Growth & development through continuous training
Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities
Youth Villages is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Youth Villages is committed to not only advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace but also in our work with children and young adults. We know that children, families and young people of color can face inequity in child welfare and justice systems, and we train our employees to build the skills they need to work with the communities that we serve, as well as, other employees from different cultures and backgrounds. Youth Villages is opposed to racism in any of its forms and is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We believe that respect for each other is crucial in the work that we do each day.
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Day care attendant job description example 2
Mount Sinai Health System day care attendant job description
Materials Management Attendant - Mount Sinai West, Day Shift - 2804908) Description Strength Through Diversity
Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.
Job Title: Materials Management Attendant - Mount Sinai West, Day Shift
Transports patients and deliver materials/equipment throughout the Hospital including loading and unloading trucks, skids and carts in the receiving area
Roles & Responsibilities:
Follows prescribed or special procedures, instructions and reports any delays, difficulties or unusual situations
Edits and batches receipts for all goodseceived on orders from the Hospital Support Center
Runs regular and unscheduled errands throughout the hospital center in accordance with hospital needs, including pick up and delivery of mail, specimens, and medical records, reports, admitting materials, equipment, supplies, messages and flowers
Stocks supplies on Patient Care Units, places in allotted space and performs FIFO stock rotation
Checks sterile supplies expiration date and rotates inventory upon making delivery
Checks and replaces all emergency equipment
Sorts and delivers mail according to current knowledge of Postal System, including boxing, delivering and picking up mail and packages throughout the hospital
Keeps work area neat and clean
Picks up and distributes packages, cartons, and equipment from the receiving dock
Takes part in physical inventory when required
Stocks “Stat” stores and issues supplies as required
Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Strenuous Physical Activity (e.g., frequent and sustained lifting, carrying, etc.). Lifting of heavy objects (40 lb.). Must be able to stay on feet and continually walk throughout the hospital, 7.5 hours/ per shift.
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination
Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers
We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong, and are able to professionally advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.
Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!
Who We Are
Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.
Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai St. Luke's, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, veteran, immigration, citizenship, or other protected status.
EOE including Veterans and Disabled
Shift : Full-time - Day JobPrimary Location : Mount Sinai West (New York-New York) Warehouse/Materials ManagementBargaining Unit : SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai WestSchedule Details : 7am-3pmDepartment Name : Materials Management Store Room - WST
Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.
Job Title: Materials Management Attendant - Mount Sinai West, Day Shift
Transports patients and deliver materials/equipment throughout the Hospital including loading and unloading trucks, skids and carts in the receiving area
Roles & Responsibilities:
Follows prescribed or special procedures, instructions and reports any delays, difficulties or unusual situations
Edits and batches receipts for all goodseceived on orders from the Hospital Support Center
Runs regular and unscheduled errands throughout the hospital center in accordance with hospital needs, including pick up and delivery of mail, specimens, and medical records, reports, admitting materials, equipment, supplies, messages and flowers
Stocks supplies on Patient Care Units, places in allotted space and performs FIFO stock rotation
Checks sterile supplies expiration date and rotates inventory upon making delivery
Checks and replaces all emergency equipment
Sorts and delivers mail according to current knowledge of Postal System, including boxing, delivering and picking up mail and packages throughout the hospital
Keeps work area neat and clean
Picks up and distributes packages, cartons, and equipment from the receiving dock
Takes part in physical inventory when required
Stocks “Stat” stores and issues supplies as required
Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Strenuous Physical Activity (e.g., frequent and sustained lifting, carrying, etc.). Lifting of heavy objects (40 lb.). Must be able to stay on feet and continually walk throughout the hospital, 7.5 hours/ per shift.
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination
Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers
We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong, and are able to professionally advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.
Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!
Who We Are
Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.
Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai St. Luke's, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, veteran, immigration, citizenship, or other protected status.
EOE including Veterans and Disabled
Shift : Full-time - Day JobPrimary Location : Mount Sinai West (New York-New York) Warehouse/Materials ManagementBargaining Unit : SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai WestSchedule Details : 7am-3pmDepartment Name : Materials Management Store Room - WST
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Day care attendant job description example 3
Trinity Health day care attendant job description
**Trinity Health Of New England** is looking for a Centralized **Virtual Monitoring Attendant** to join our team of mission-driven healthcare innovators. Our vision is to provide state-of-the-art healthcare to those within our local communities, creating a positive impact for each individual that walks through our doors. This person is responsible for assisting the nursing staff in the continuous monitoring of patients requiring close observation via remote camera monitoring.
The ideal candidate will work cooperatively with the nursing staff and other patient health care personnel to maintain a safe environment and ensure optimal patient safety and comfort.
**This is an office based position in Hartford, CT**
**Top Reasons to Work at Trinity Health of New England:**
• Innovative Patient-Centric environment
• Great benefits
• Career growth and advancement potential
• Diverse and Inclusive Culture
**Work Hours/Shift** : 12 hours Days - Part time
**You Will Be Responsible For:**
+ **Exceptional Patient Care** : Maintains visual observation at all times, monitoring patient behaviors and movements. Remains alert at all times while on duty and recognizes behaviors that could result in potential harm to patient. Supports the plan of care for patient requiring virtual monitoring. Verbally redirects patient over digital 2-way audio device. Immediately summons the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance. Provides for patient comfort, safety, and protects dignity, privacy and confidentiality.
+ **Excellent Communications** : Communicates with internal/external customers/colleagues in a courteous, positive, empathetic and professional manner. Provides shift-to-shift hand off to virtual monitoring attendants and nursing staff of pertinent information/ behaviors
+ **Maintain Patient Safety:** Provides nursing staff with information in a timely fashion when patient appears to pose a threat to themselves or others. Provides for patient comfort, safety, and protects dignity, privacy and confidentiality
**_Requirements_** :
+ **Education** : General knowledge normally acquired by completing a high school diploma or equivalent required.
+ Capable of continuous monitoring of up to 12 patients at one time.
+ Ability to communicate verbally, calmly and courteously in stressful situations
+ Ability to work Independently maintaining accuracy, consistency and maintaining patient confidentiality
+ Basic Computer skills
+ Ability to pass drug screenings and background checks
**_Preferred Skills:_**
+ **Experience** : Previous experience working in a healthcare setting
**_About Trinity Health Of New England:_**
Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.
Trinity Health Of New England benefits include health insurance, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, sick time, and professional advancement just to name a few.
Employees can also take advantage of extra benefits specific to each hospital.
**Step up to your potential. Write your story and apply today!**
**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
The ideal candidate will work cooperatively with the nursing staff and other patient health care personnel to maintain a safe environment and ensure optimal patient safety and comfort.
**This is an office based position in Hartford, CT**
**Top Reasons to Work at Trinity Health of New England:**
• Innovative Patient-Centric environment
• Great benefits
• Career growth and advancement potential
• Diverse and Inclusive Culture
**Work Hours/Shift** : 12 hours Days - Part time
**You Will Be Responsible For:**
+ **Exceptional Patient Care** : Maintains visual observation at all times, monitoring patient behaviors and movements. Remains alert at all times while on duty and recognizes behaviors that could result in potential harm to patient. Supports the plan of care for patient requiring virtual monitoring. Verbally redirects patient over digital 2-way audio device. Immediately summons the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance. Provides for patient comfort, safety, and protects dignity, privacy and confidentiality.
+ **Excellent Communications** : Communicates with internal/external customers/colleagues in a courteous, positive, empathetic and professional manner. Provides shift-to-shift hand off to virtual monitoring attendants and nursing staff of pertinent information/ behaviors
+ **Maintain Patient Safety:** Provides nursing staff with information in a timely fashion when patient appears to pose a threat to themselves or others. Provides for patient comfort, safety, and protects dignity, privacy and confidentiality
**_Requirements_** :
+ **Education** : General knowledge normally acquired by completing a high school diploma or equivalent required.
+ Capable of continuous monitoring of up to 12 patients at one time.
+ Ability to communicate verbally, calmly and courteously in stressful situations
+ Ability to work Independently maintaining accuracy, consistency and maintaining patient confidentiality
+ Basic Computer skills
+ Ability to pass drug screenings and background checks
**_Preferred Skills:_**
+ **Experience** : Previous experience working in a healthcare setting
**_About Trinity Health Of New England:_**
Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.
Trinity Health Of New England benefits include health insurance, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, sick time, and professional advancement just to name a few.
Employees can also take advantage of extra benefits specific to each hospital.
**Step up to your potential. Write your story and apply today!**
**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
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Updated March 14, 2024