Look Closer…Look Closer…What do you see?What do you see?

Discuss Career Discuss Career Opportunities in Opportunities in Child Care FieldChild Care Field

Teen LivingTeen Living

Objective 6.04Objective 6.04

Can I Be Successful?Can I Be Successful?

“ “How far you go in life How far you go in life depends on you being depends on you being tender with the young, tender with the young, compassionate with the compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. weak and the strong. Because someday in life, you Because someday in life, you will have been all of these.”will have been all of these.”

– George Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver

Can I Be Successful?Can I Be Successful?

Characteristics of a successful Characteristics of a successful caregiver include being:caregiver include being:– Alert Alert – CompassionateCompassionate– CautiousCautious– CreativeCreative– DependableDependable– Enjoys childrenEnjoys children

– FlexibleFlexible– GentleGentle– HealthyHealthy– MatureMature– PatientPatient– Self-Self-controlledcontrolled

ENTRY LEVEL JOBSENTRY LEVEL JOBS

Heavily supervisedHeavily supervised Do not usually deal directly with Do not usually deal directly with

children.children.

Pre-High School DiplomaPre-High School Diploma

Jobs available:Jobs available:– SitterSitter– Day Camp AssistantDay Camp Assistant– Library AssistantLibrary Assistant

High School DiplomaHigh School Diploma

Jobs available:Jobs available:– Bus driverBus driver– Teacher’s AssistantTeacher’s Assistant– Craft DemonstratorCraft Demonstrator– NannyNanny

MIDLEVEL JOBSMIDLEVEL JOBS

2 years of training or an Associate’s 2 years of training or an Associate’s DegreeDegree

Jobs available:Jobs available:– Math or language tutorMath or language tutor– Head Start or other daycare program Head Start or other daycare program

jobjob– The Little Gym, etc.The Little Gym, etc.– NannyNanny– Family Care Home ProviderFamily Care Home Provider

PROFESSIONAL LEVEL PROFESSIONAL LEVEL JOBSJOBS

Jobs Available:Jobs Available:– Child care Child care

administratoradministrator– Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher

/ Teacher/ Teacher– Toy designerToy designer– Daycare managerDaycare manager

– Pediatrician*Pediatrician*– Social Worker*Social Worker*– School Counselor*School Counselor*– Child Child

Psychologist*Psychologist*

Must have a 4 year degree and Must have a 4 year degree and perhaps an advanced degree*.perhaps an advanced degree*.