Childcare Workers

People in this career often have these skills:

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• 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 that there is a problem.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
• Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
• Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
• Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families.
• Assist individuals with special needs.

• Clean tools or equipment.
• Provide for basic needs of children.
• Maintain client information or service records.
• Monitor health or behavior of people or animals.
• Teach health or hygiene practices.
• Arrange items for use or display.
• Perform administrative or clerical tasks.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
• Care for patients with mental illnesses.
• Develop educational or training programs.
• Perform housekeeping duties.
• Prepare foods or meals.
• Train service staff.
• Assign duties or work schedules to employees.
• Perform human resources activities.
• Develop daily schedules for children or families.
• Organize recreational activities or events.
• Accompany individuals or groups to activities.

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• Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

• Occupational Therapy Aides

• Psychiatric Aides

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