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child care worker

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Description

Child care workers provide care for children when the parents or family members are unavailable. They look after the children's basic needs and help or supervise them during play. Child care workers can work for preschools, daycare centres, childcare agencies or individual families.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

social developmentworkplace sanitationdisability carebaby carebabysittingpedagogycommon children's diseases

Practical Skills

supervise childrenmaintain relations with children's parentshandle chemical cleaning agentsdetermine child welfareassist children in developing personal skillscommunicate with youthplay with childrenattend to children's basic physical needstolerate stressprovide first aidprepare sandwichesclean roomssupport children's wellbeingprepare ready-made disheshandle children's problemscarry out wound careassist children with homeworkassess the development of youthplan youth activitiessupport traumatised childrenrelate empatheticallywork in a multicultural environment in health caresupport the positiveness of youths

Data Source: ESCO v1.2.1 Classification · European Commission

Supported by

EUPortugal GovAmadora City

Incubated by

Amadora InovaIAPMEI

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