Childcare Workers

Also known as: After School Coordinator, After School Counselor, Attendant (+57 more)

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

🎓 Experience Level 2 (Some preparation needed) 📈 Education

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What You'll Do

Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
Sanitize toys and play equipment.
Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
Observe and monitor children's play activities.
Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.

Essential Skills

Monitoring 3.5/5

Service Orientation 3.38/5

Social Perceptiveness 3.25/5

Active Listening 3.12/5

Speaking 3.12/5

Critical Thinking 3.12/5

Coordination 3.12/5

Reading Comprehension 3.0/5

Writing 3.0/5

Active Learning 3.0/5

Learning Strategies 3.0/5

Instructing 3.0/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Dependability, Empathy, Cooperation, Optimism, Social Orientation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 3.88/5

Oral Expression 3.75/5

Problem Sensitivity 3.62/5

Written Comprehension 3.12/5

Deductive Reasoning 3.12/5

Far Vision 3.12/5

Speech Recognition 3.12/5

Written Expression 3.0/5

Technologies & Tools

Educational software Google Classroom Microsoft Office software Microsoft Word Nearpod Scheduling software Schoology Seesaw Tadpoles Web browser software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

Dependability (High importance: 5.0/5)
Empathy (High importance: 5.0/5)
Cooperation (High importance: 4.88/5)
Optimism (High importance: 4.69/5)
Social Orientation (High importance: 4.57/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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