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Job Definition:

• Care for children in private households and provide support and expertise to parents in satisfying children’s physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Duties may include meal planning and preparation, laundry and clothing care, organization of play activities and outings, discipline, intellectual stimulation, language activities, and transportation.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Help prepare and serve nutritionally balanced meals and snacks for children.
• 2) Instruct children in safe behavior, such as seeking adult assistance when crossing the street and avoiding contact or play with unsafe objects.
• 3) Organize and conduct age-appropriate recreational activities, such as games, arts and crafts, sports, walks, and play dates.
• 4) Observe children’s behavior for irregularities, take temperature, transport children to doctor, or administer medications, as directed, to maintain children’s health.
• 5) Model appropriate social behaviors and encourage concern for others to cultivate development of interpersonal relationships and communication skills.
• 6) Work with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote desirable child behavior.
• 7) Perform first aid or CPR when required.
• 8) Regulate children’s rest periods and nap schedules.
• 9) Meet regularly with parents to discuss children’s activities and development.
• 10) Help develop and/or monitor family schedule.
• 11) Supervise and assist with homework.
• 12) Assign appropriate chores and praise targeted behaviors to encourage development of self-control, self-confidence, and responsibility.
• 13) Transport children to schools, social outings, and medical appointments.
• 14) Perform housekeeping and cleaning duties related to children’s care.
• 15) Instruct and assist children in the development of health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet behavior.
• 16) Keep records of play, meal schedules, and bill payment.
• 17) Teach and perform age-appropriate activities, such as lap play, reading, and arts and crafts to encourage intellectual development of children.
• 18) Remove hazards and develop appropriate boundaries and rules to create a safe environment for children.
• 19) Perform housekeeping and cleaning duties related to children’s care.
• 20) Perform first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when required.
• 21) Regulate children’s rest periods and nap schedules.
• 22) Meet regularly with parents to discuss children’s activities and development.
• 23) Help prepare and serve nutritionally balanced meals and snacks for children.
• 24) Instruct children in safe behavior, such as seeking adult assistance when crossing the street and avoiding contact or play with unsafe objects.
• 25) Organize and conduct age-appropriate recreational activities, such as games, arts and crafts, sports, walks, and play dates.
• 26) Observe children’s behavior for irregularities, take temperature, transport children to doctor, or administer medications, as directed, to maintain children’s health.
• 27) Model appropriate social behaviors and encourage concern for others to cultivate development of interpersonal relationships and communication skills.
• 28) Work with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote desirable child behavior.
• 29) Help develop or monitor family schedule.
• 30) Supervise and assist with homework.
• 31) Transport children to schools, social outings, and medical appointments.
• 32) Assign appropriate chores and praise targeted behaviors to encourage development of self-control, self-confidence, and responsibility.
• 33) Instruct and assist children in the development of health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet behavior.
• 34) Keep records of play, meal schedules, and bill payment.
• 35) Teach and perform age-appropriate activities, such as lap play, reading, and arts and crafts to encourage intellectual development of children.
• 36) Remove hazards and develop appropriate boundaries and rules to create a safe environment for children.

Activities:

• 1) Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
• 2) Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• 3) Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• 4) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• 5) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• 6) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• 7) Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• 8) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• 9) Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
• 10) Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
• 11) Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• 12) Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
• 13) Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
• 14) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• 15) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• 16) Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
• 17) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• 18) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Abilities:

• 1) Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• 2) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• 3) Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• 4) Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• 5) Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• 6) Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• 7) Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• 8) Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• 9) Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• 10) Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• 11) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• 12) Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• 13) Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
• 14) Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• 15) Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
• 16) Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without ‘giving out’ or fatiguing.
• 17) Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• 18) Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• 19) Stamina — The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

Knowledge

• English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.