Job opening: CYP Assistant Trainer (Temporary Promotion)
Salary: $25 - 34 per hour
Published at: Aug 25 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is an internal, temporary promotion. The employee assists the CYP Training Specialist in role modeling, mentoring, coordinating and providing training; observing for successful training; assessing development of children and youth by direct observation; and providing services that lead to obtaining and/or maintaining accreditation by National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Council on Accreditation (COA), or National Association for Family Child Care(NAFCC)
Duties
Training
Assists in the development of a CYP training plan and assists with identifying and addressing training need.
Assist with orientation training for new CYP employees and CDH provides. Assists in execution of Standardized Module Training and completion of orientation, initial, an ongoing annual training.
Assist in maintaining training records and individual training plans and preparing training status reports. Assists in ensuring completion and documentation of required monthly training. Works with CYP Program Assistants to ensure modules are completed.
Encourages and supports of continuing higher education of employees and providers. Provides information about the Child Development Associate (CDA), the Military School-Age Credential (MSA), and higher-level opportunities. Mentor's employees in this effort.
Classroom/Program Support Assists in supporting and implementing the required Navy curriculum to be used by CYP (i.e., supports implementation and execution of the Navy standardized curriculum within the Child Development Center (CDC), including assisting CY Program Assistants and Leaders by documenting observations and assessments, evaluating classroom environments, reviewing weekly activity plans, and providing additional training when needed).
Assists in ensuring the quality and consistency of developmental programming to include environment, equipment, materials, program structure, curriculum, risk management practices, and oversight and coordination of activity schedules and lesson plans.
Assists in coordinating programming that supports the children and youth's physical, social/emotional, cognitive and language development regardless of setting or length of time in care.
Completes monthly classroom observations and assists in providing feedback.
Role models appropriate behaviors and techniques working with children and youth.
Assist in selecting developmentally appropriate toys, materials, and equipment.
Helps to maintain a resource file library to aid in preparing lesson plans and activity schedules and to assist with training objectives.
Assists in selecting developmentally appropriate toys, materials, and equipment.
Helps to maintain a resource file library to aid in preparing lesson plans and activity schedules and to assist with training objectives.
Assists with the development and implementation of parent education and parent participation programs.
Compliance
Assists with the provision of training to employees to ensure classroom compliance with fire, safety, and sanitation rules and regulations.
Additional Responsibilities
In the absence of the CYP Training Specialist, incumbent may assume Training Specialist responsibilities and perform duties and requirements of the position under the guidance of the CYP Director with Oversight.
Incumbent is a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect.
A complete list of duties and responsibilities will be provided at the time of hire.
Requirements
- Ability to complete required training certificates, and maintain certifications or credentials required by Federal, State, and/or national accreditation institutions used as part of DoD's Child and Youth Programs.
- Must be a current NASWI CYP Employee.
- Must be willing to accept this is a temporary promotion that will not exceed February 10, 2024.
Qualifications
Must be a current NASWI CYP Employee
Must be willing to accept this is a temporary promotion that will not exceed February 10, 2024.
Combination of education and specialized experience working with children or youth.
Knowledge, skill, and ability to independently manage a developmentally appropriate program for the age groups served.
Knowledge and background of child and youth programs including principles, practices and techniques of child and youth development.
Knowledge of Federal and State laws governing the detection and prevention of child abuse and/or neglect.
Knowledge of the NAEYC, COA and NAFCC accreditation criteria and process, the required programs of the BGCA, 4-H, and the skills and knowledge to implement the Department of Defense (DoD) certification standards.
Skill in planning, organizing, and implementing programs.
Skill to develop curriculum outlines, courses of study lesson plans/guides, and to conduct training workshops.
Ability to provide guidance and leadership.
Ability to identify and respond to emergency situations including evacuations, child illness, and physical and emotional disorders.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, and possess strong interpersonal communication skills.
Education
A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, Military School Age (MSA) credential or equivalent AND 3 years of experience where the incumbent displays knowledge of a competency in developmentally appropriate programming.
OR
2-year degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Child Development or related field of study, which can include Youth Recreation, Physical Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Youth Development, Psychology, Social Work, Home Economics with an emphasis in Human Development or other degrees as appropriate AND 2 years of full-time experience working with children or youth.
OR
4 year degree in the above fields of study AND a minimum of 1 year of experience working with children or youth
Contacts
- Address NAS Whidbey Island
1103 Hunley RD
Bldg 94
Silverdale, WA 98315
US
- Name: NRNW NAF HRO
- Email: CP-Personnel.cnrnw@navy.mil
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