Child Care Worker 2 - Minimum Qualifications Waived

The Position

Child Care Workers assist in preschool programs designed for care of children and for stimulation of their social, emotional, academic, and physical development.

PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 2023-11, ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION UNTIL JUNE 30TH, 2024. Please refer to the link for more information: https://gov.nv.gov/Newsroom/ExecOrders/Executive-Orders/ Incumbents perform the full range of child care duties.

Additionally, Child Care Worker II's participate and assist in the development of programs and curriculum, in collaboration with professional staff, and may serve as a lead worker for students and other personnel. Incumbents assist in developing programs and curriculum by working with supervising teachers and writing curriculum within articulated parameters in subject areas of the Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Standards to include Language/Early Literacy, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Creative Arts, Physical Development and Health. Lesson plans and activities are reviewed and approved prior to implementation.

The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is recruiting for a Child Care Worker 2. This recruitment is for a Child Care Worker 2 position with the Early Childhood Day Treatment Program at Northern Nevada Child and Adolescent Services located at 2655 Enterprise Rd., Reno, Nevada.

The Early Childhood Mental Health Day Treatment Program provides relationship-focused, trauma-informed day treatment services to children ages three to six years old. The program provides extensive and ongoing training in evidence-based social and emotional learning/development models, trauma-informed care, emotional regulation skills, and infant and early childhood mental health.

The Child Care Worker 2 will join a collaborative team of classroom and infant/early childhood professionals. Classroom ratios will be maintained to 1 adult to 2 children. Daily and weekly opportunities for reflective supervision and debriefing will be provided.

This Childcare worker position will be an integral part in developing and maintaining the program to include: providing guidance and assistance as needed in early childhood day treatment classrooms; providing active supervision and guidance during daily transportation of children to and from the program; implementing to fidelity of social/emotional learning/development, trauma-informed care, and relationship-focused models of treatment within a cooperative and collaborative classroom/treatment team; active engagement in reflective supervision and practice throughout program. Typical hours are 8:00am- 5:00pm Monday through Friday. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. * THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE*

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-5_0/