Child Care Assistant

Job overview

The Child Care Assistant position is onsite at the Child Development Center in Cape May, NJ, with pay of $19.10 per hour. The schedule is intermittent, 0–19 hours per week. The Coast Guard Community Services Command’s Child Development Center provides early childhood activities and care. The assistant supports children’s development, safety, and daily care by helping plan activities, maintaining activity areas, monitoring children, and communicating with parents and staff. The role contributes to a safe program environment and children’s emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development.

What you'll do

• Help plan and carry out age-appropriate activities and curriculum
• maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas
• monitor children and account for their safety
• assist with snacks and meals
• perform routine caregiving and health checks
• complete daily reports and interact with parents.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

child care assistant

cape may nj

coast guard community services command

child development center

early childhood

intermittent schedule

0–19 hours per week

$19.10/hr

child safety

activity planning

parent communication

paid leave

holiday pay

tuition assistance

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid annual and sick leave
• holiday pay
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• flexible/dependent spending account
• pension plan
• 401(k) savings plan
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• tuition assistance
• paid parental leave.

Why this role

The posting requires a high school diploma or GED and one year of general experience working with children; the schedule is intermittent, 0–19 hours per week.

About the employer

Coast Guard Community Services Command is hiring for this role. Industry: Child Care Services. Sector: 62.