Child Care Aide or Child Care Provider

Current Employees: **If you are a current Monument Health employee, please apply via the internal career site by logging into your** [Workday Account](https://www.myworkday.com/monumenthealth/login.htmld) **and clicking the "Career" icon on your homepage.** **Primary Location** Rapid City, SD USA **Department** RCH Rapid City Childrens Center **Scheduled Weekly Hours** 40 Starting Pay Rate Range $16.30 - $19.29 Child Care Aide $16.30-$18.73, Child Care Provider $16.78-$19.29 (Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.) **Job Summary** To provide quality care of children ranging from six weeks old up to age 12 with developmentally appropriate lesson plans. **Job Description** **Essential Functions:** * Establishes a nurturing and respectful relationship with all children and provides activities that enhance each child's self-concept and socialization skills. * Establishes a positive learning environment and provides a variety of activities that promote children's physical skills, intellectual abilities, communication skills and creative expression. * Utilizes knowledge gained through training and takes precautionary measures in order to provide for the safety of the children, parents, and other program participants. * Contributes to the overall quality early childhood programming by promoting a positive developmentally appropriate practice and ensuring an overall safe, healthy and secure environment for children, staff and visitors. * Integrates positive guidance techniques on a regular basis, such as communicating expectations, giving children realistic choices, and redirecting inappropriate behaviors. * All other duties as assigned. **Additional Requirements** **Preferred:** Experience - 1+ years of Early Childhood Experience Education - Associates in Child Studies/Education and/or obtain within 12-months of hire Certification - Child Development Associate (CDA) - Accredited University or accredited training professionals   Physical Requirements: Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. **Job Category** Support Services **Job Family** Child Care **Shift** Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department **Employee Type** Regular 10 Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc. **Make a difference**.  _Every day._ **Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.**