CHILD CARE WORKER 2 - Minimum Qualifications Waived

Announcement Number: 48645 Open to all qualified persons. Posted 08/30/2024 Close Date: 09/13/2024 Recruiter:
CLARK MANDICHAK
Phone: (775)684-0154
Email: clarkmandichak@admin.nv.gov Applications accepted for another 14 Days 6 Hrs 58 Mins
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 2024-06, ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 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 2'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. This class is distinguished from the Child Care Worker 1 level by the participation in program curriculum development and by greater involvement and interaction with children and parents. The Division of Child and Family Services is recruiting for a Child Care Worker 2 (CCW) position with the Latency Age Day Treatment Program in Las Vegas, Nevada, providing after-school treatment services at a 1 adult to 2 children ratio for children ages seven to eleven and their caregivers using relationship-focused and trauma-informed programming. The program is aimed towards improving emotional regulation, self-esteem, and child-family relationships through use of trauma-informed, evidenced based interventions that celebrate creativity, artistry, and imagination as powerful tools for mental health treatment.

The program provides extensive and ongoing training in evidence-based social and emotional learning/development models, trauma-informed care, and emotional regulation skills. The CCW supports and engages in youth programming within a cooperative and multidisciplinary team of trauma-informed mental health professionals The CCW will support daily routines, schedules, and accepted norms and responses reflective of the assessed strengths and needs of the children and their families; respond to crisis and safety issues in alignment with trauma-informed care principles to maintain classroom and child safety; design and implement developmentally appropriate activities; Create a positive learning environment that sparks curiosity and fosters growth; actively engage with caregivers and families to foster relationship, connection, support; and active engagement in reflective supervision and daily debriefings. Typical hours are 7:00AM-6:00PM, Monday through Thursday. The Child Care Worker can expect to participate in meetings, administrative work, activity preparation, and trainings in the mornings and engage in youth programming in the afternoon/evenings. 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/

To Qualify:

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications) Graduation from high school or equivalent and two years of experience working with small children in a preschool setting; OR one year of experience as a Child Care Worker I in Nevada State Service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. Special Notes As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks. Special Requirements A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. The Examination Application Evaluation Exam The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment

1) Describe your experience in providing trauma-informed services to children ages 7-11 with social/emotional needs, developmental delays, or mental health diagnoses and your engagement with their families/caregivers.
INFORMATIONAL LINKS For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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