Child care coordinator

Code 1341.1

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.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • monitor children's physical development
  • child protection

Skills and competences

  • support children's wellbeing
  • assist children in developing personal skills
  • coordinate events
  • coordinate educational programmes
  • implement care programmes for children
  • provide after school care
  • apply person-centred care
  • promote inclusion
  • entertain people
  • monitor event activities
  • supervise children
  • perform playground surveillance

Transversal competences

  • apply organisational techniques
  • contribute to the safeguarding of children
  • handle children's problems
  • promote the safeguarding of young people

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences