About This Role
This role is responsible for the childcare needs of the program, tending to children's immediate needs, and ensuring their safety and well-being. The person in this position will implement child development services and facilitate therapeutic daycare curricula.
Responsibilities
- Implement child development services, including individualized educational and developmental plans, curricula, daily schedules and lesson plans, classroom instruction, and medical/diagnostic services
- Tend to children's immediate needs while in a daycare setting (feedings, changing) and ensure their safety and well-being
- Assure center and records adhere to all agency and county standards, health department standards, and funding requirements
- Facilitate therapeutic daycare curriculum involving child and parent
- Supervise all CPS visits
- Act as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team, providing information regarding parent/child interactions and making needed or necessary recommendations and/or referrals as requested by the Program Coordinator
- Assure all medical and health records are maintained in each child's record
- Monitor medical requirements and confer with the County Public Health Nurse as needed
- Confer with family members, significant others, staff, and the Program Coordinator regarding the child's special needs as necessary
- Document child's behavior and concerns while in a daycare setting in progress notes
- Assist and monitor data collection and statistical reporting and complete Quality Improvement reports as requested
- Participate in case staffing when necessary
- Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Meet all standards of the local licensing board
- Be sensitive to populations served
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Adherence to the highest standard of ethical conduct, especially to standards governing confidentiality
- Professional appearance and demeanor
- Ability to obtain and maintain clearance from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
- Ability to obtain and maintain clearance from LEIE, MSIL, and EPLS
- Valid driver's license and ability to obtain and maintain WestCare's vehicle insurance is required
- Be able to obtain and maintain Fresno County Credentialing
- Be fully vaccinated and have received a booster, as mandated by the State of California for employees who work at Residential, Outpatient, Sober Living, provide Mental Health Services, Administrative Staff, or Transitional Living Facilities. Employees with an approved Medical or Religious Exemption will be required to test for the virus weekly
