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Childcare Workers in Battle Creek, Michigan

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

Career Projections for Battle Creek, Michigan

Childcare Workers on average make:
$29,120 ($14.00/hour).

The number of positions in Battle Creek, Michigan are:
184
and by 2028 that number is projected to:
decrease to 176.

We predict that due to job growth or retirements there will be approximately:
29 every year.

The typical education needed to enter this job is:
a high school diploma/GED.

The typical training needed after hire is:
short-term on-the-job training.

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Other Job Titles

After School Coordinator, After School Counselor, Attendant, Baby Attendant, Baby Sitter, Before and After School Daycare Worker, Boarding Mother, Caregiver, Child Attendant, Child Care Aide

Tools Used

Alarms, Baby bottles, Child car safety seats, Climbing structures, Desktop computers, Dryers, Educational toys, Emergency first aid kits, Fire extingushers, Kitchen stoves

Tasks

  • Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
  • Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
  • Sanitize toys and play equipment.
  • Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
  • Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.

Personality

Self-Control, Integrity, Stress Tolerance, Concern for Others, Cooperation, Attention to Detail, Dependability, Social Orientation, Adaptability/Flexibility, Independence

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