Child Development Aide I

Child Development Aide I

College of Education and Human Development

Georgia State University

Child Development Program

The Child Development Program at Georgia State University is dedicated to providing high-quality early care and education that supports young children’s cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development. Grounded in the belief that children learn best through play, the program creates supportive environments that encourage exploration, curiosity, and meaningful interaction. Through developmentally rich materials, intentional instruction, and responsive caregiving, children learn about their world and strengthen essential social and learning skills.

We strive to create an environment that fosters collaboration, innovation, and academic excellence. Our team is committed to supporting families, contributing to research on young children, and serving as a demonstration and training site for Georgia’s early care and education community.

The Department is seeking two dedicated and experienced Child Development Aide I to join our team.

WHAT MAKES THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT A GREAT PLACE?

• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, and retirement plans.

• A knowledge-sharing culture that collaborates with diverse partners across the university and community.

• Robust opportunities for professional development and mentorship.

• A rapidly growing center within a dynamic academic setting.

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

The essential duties and responsibilities of the Child Development Aide I include the following:

• To provide physical care for infants, toddlers, and preschool aged children including diapering and/or toilet training, feeding and mealtime assistance or teaching them to feed themselves, handwashing and supervising dressing, toileting, and all other care-related activities as needed.

• The position assists with coordinating developmentally appropriate activities for infants, toddlers or preschool aged children. This may include modeling language and speech and providing opportunities and encouragement for learning new physical skills, working with individual children or small groups of children to encourage language development, social, cognitive, and physical skills to planned activities and daily, routine activities.

• This position performs housekeeping tasks as required; such as sweeping floors, cleaning tables and chairs, changing bed linens, washing toys and doing laundry.

• This position ensures the physical safety of all children by providing constant attention and supervision. The position makes sure that hazardous items are kept out of reach and closely supervises activities such as climbing or swinging that may involve the possibility of injury.

• The position performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:  

• High school diploma or GED and six months experience working in a childcare setting or successful completion of a childcare training program.

• Criminal background check is required.

A complete and accurate GSU application
• Resume
• Cover letter
• Three professional references