Profession child care coordinator

Child care coordinators organise child care services, activities and events after the school hours and during school hoildays. They assist in the development of children by implementing care programmes. Child care coordinators also entertain children and maintain a safe environment for the children.

Personality Type

• Social / Enterprising

Knowledge

• Child protection

  Framework of legislation and practice meant to prevent and protect children from abuse and harm

• Children's physical development

  Recognise and describe the development, observing the following criteria: weight, length, and head size, nutritional requirements, renal function, hormonal influences on development, response to stress, and infection.

Skills

• Coordinate events

  Lead events by managing budget, logistics, event support, security, emergency plans and follow up.

• Supervise children

  Keep the children under supervision for a certain period of time, ensuring their safety at all times.

• Support children's wellbeing

  Provide an environment that supports and values children and helps them to manage their own feelings and relationships with others.

• Perform playground surveillance

  Observe students' recreational activities to ensure student safety and well-being and intervene when necessary.

• Assist in children's development of basic personal skills

  Encourage and facilitate the development of children's natural curiosity and social and language abilities through creative and social activities such as storytelling, imaginative play, songs, drawing, and games.

• Monitor event activities

  Monitor event activities to ensure that regulations and laws are followed, look after satisfaction of participants, and resolve any problems arise.

• Entertain people

  Provide people with amusement by doing or offering a performance, like a show, a play or an artistic performance.

• Manage children's problems

  Promote the prevention, early detection, and management of children`s problems, focusing on developmental delays and disorders, behavioural problems, functional disabilities, social stresses, mental disorders including depression, and anxiety disorders.

• Promote the safeguarding of young people

  Understand safeguarding and what should be done in cases of actual or potential harm or abuse.

• Apply organisational techniques

  Employ a set of organisational techniques and procedures which facilitate the achievement of the goals set. Use these resources efficiently and sustainably, and show flexibility when required.

• Coordinate educational programmes

  Plan and coordinate educational and public outreach programs such as workshops, tours, lectures and classes.

• Contribute to the safeguarding of children

  Understand, apply and follow safeguarding principles, engage professionally with children and work within the boundaries of personal responsibilities.

• Promote inclusion

  Promote inclusion in health care and social services and respect diversity of beliefs, culture, values and preferences, keeping in mind the importance of equality and diversity issues.

• Implement care programmes for children

  Perform activities with children according to their physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs by using appropriate tools and equipment that facilitate interaction and learning activities.

• Apply person-centred care

  Treat individuals as partners in planning, developing and assessing care, to make sure it is appropriate for their needs. Put them and their caregivers at the heart of all decisions.

• Provide after school care

  Lead, supervise or help with the assistance of indoor and outdoor recreational or educational activities after school or during school holidays.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB