Job Description

Under direction, the 2919 Child Care Specialist provides childcare in a child development center or play care program setting; performs services in the care and supervision of children; and encourages developmentally age-appropriate play activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job class and are not intended to be an inclusive list; may include additional duties as assigned.

1. Oversee and supervise children’s activities at any of the Human Services Agency’s (HSA) Drop-in Child Care Facilities. Interact with children according to program policies.
2. Actively engage children with developmentally appropriate play activities while incorporating numeracy and literacy strategies
3. Interact with clients and children to help them check into the drop-in center and help direct clients to the appropriate locations for their program needs.
4. Communicate with parents/guardians via in-person meetings, email, phone, or text regarding feedback and/or major concerns of the behavior of children.
5. Maintain pertinent records via and generate necessary incident reports and correspondence; this may include entering case notes into computer applications.
6. Develop and maintain partnerships with CalWORKs Service Staff and other HSA programs to refer Agency resources to parents/guardians to assist children’s needs.
7. Participate in trainings to remain current in child development, family support strategies, customer services and health and safety including CPR/first aid.
8. Assist in the development and planning of an age-appropriate curriculum and activities for children.
9. Provided support to families regarding needs of their child, providing community resource referrals for health concerns and/or family resource center referrals.
10. Maintain an orderly, comfortable, and safe learning environment which includes providing children with age appropriate and developmentally appropriate assistance with activities as well as providing snacks and providing restroom/diaper assistance.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Education: Possession of an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or Child Development.

AND

2. ****E xperience: Two (2) years full-time work experience working with children in a licensed childcare center or qualified license-exempt program.

OR

1. Education: Possession of a high school diploma.

AND

2. Experience: Four (4) years of full-time work experience working with children in a licensed childcare center or in a qualified license-exempt program.

Substitution: Applicants may substitute up to four years of the required experience with college coursework in Child Development or a closely related field. Thirty (30) semester unit /forty-five (45) quarter units of coursework from an accredited college or university will be considered equivalent to one year of qualifying experience.

Note: License-exempt programs include Court Child Care Drop-In, full service childcare programs in licensed residential treatment program or family shelter, summer camp full-time programs, after-school and summer programs on a school site.

License and Certification:

Possession of Infant Child CPR certification and First Aid Training.

Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications requirements by the filing deadline unless otherwise noted.

Desired Qualifications:

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree in early Childhood Education or Child Development
• Possession of a valid Early Care and Education Teacher’s Permit

***** Please note : With your application, please upload copies of your valid Infant Child CPR certificate and First Aid Training certificate. *****

Verification of Education and Experience:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may cause ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Selection Procedures :

The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements and assessment of candidates’ job-related knowledge, skills and abilities in an oral interview, which may include a written or performance exercise.

Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to continue in the selection process.

Note: Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all the steps in the selection process.

Additional Information

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

How to Apply

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up to date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, Katrina Navarro, by telephone at (415) 798-0490 or by email at Katrina.navarro@sfgov.org.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.