| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. |
| Attend to children`s basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers. |
| Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills. |
| Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order. |
| Read books to entire classes or to small groups. |
| Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips. |
| Observe and evaluate children`s performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. |
| Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children`s progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development. |
| Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists. |
| Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Instructing - Teaching others how to do something. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
