CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/clarkcounty/jobs/newprint/4810744) Apply  CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT Salary $19.14 - $29.63 Hourly Location Clark County - Las Vegas, NV Job Type PERMANENT Job Number 28880 Department Family Services Opening Date 02/04/2025 Closing Date 2/18/2025 5:01 PM Pacific Max Number of Applicants 500 + Description + Benefits + Questions ABOUT THE POSITION Clark County Family Services is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Child Development Assistant position. While working directly on the Child Haven campus, the Child Development Assistant will provide physical care and emotional nurturance to abused, neglected and abandoned children. The children may be behaviorally or emotionally impaired and some may be medically fragile. This position ensures the safety and security of children while performing housekeeping and custodial duties. THIS RECRUITMENT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 500 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND WILL CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE ONCE THAT NUMBER IS REACHED. This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources. Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process. In order to work at the Department of Family Services, employees must not have any qualifying offense that violates the standards required by NRS 432B.198 and/or NRS 432B.199. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education and Experience: Equivalent to graduation from high school AND one (1) year full-time experience working with and caring for juveniles, preferably in a child welfare, social service, juvenile justice, residential treatment or other nurturing setting. 30 semester units of college level course work in Behavioral Science, Child Development, Counseling, Early Childhood Education, Education, Health Science, Human Services, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, or Special Education may be substituted for 6 months of the required experience. All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources. Working Conditions: Work evening, night, weekend and holiday shifts. Work with exposure to infectious or contagious diseases. Work with abused, neglected, hostile, potentially aggressive, abandoned and medically fragile children, ages three days to eighteen years. Licensing and Certification: Must possess a valid Nevada Class C Driver's License at time of appointment. Must possess a valid County Health Card. Must obtain Mandt System certification, First Aid Training for Adult/Infants, CPR certification, and Girls and Boys Town basic skills certification within six (6) months of date of employment. Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted. Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions. Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES + Provides on-going physical care, emotional nurturing and daily supervision of abused, neglected, abandoned and medically fragile children, ages three days to eighteen years, in a treatment shelter home. + Drives a County motor vehicle in order to transport children. + Receives incoming children and inspects, launders and stores their clothing and other personal property; prepares children for release; completes and processes intake and release paperwork. + Identifies and responds to children's needs such as fear, hunger and illness; orients children to Child Haven and comforts and assists them in adjusting to Child Haven. + Performs initial assessment of admitted youth to determine potential risk to themselves and others. + Awakens children at appropriate times for bathroom use and school, ensuring appropriate hygiene, attire and nutrition, and to administer medications. + Feeds, bathes, dresses and comforts children. + Conducts and records bed checks, which include observing and touching children to ensure they are breathing. + Ensures the safety and security of the children and cottages; responds to emergency calls from other cottages. + Intervenes when children are out of control, using authorized strategies and restraint techniques. + Provides infant care including medically fragile children. + Performs a variety of housekeeping and custodial duties in the cottage, such as laundering clothing and bedding, dusting furniture, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning and disinfecting the bathroom and cleaning the kitchen. + Maintains various records of work performed, completes incident and other reports and performs other clerical support activities. + Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Mobility to work in a treatment shelter home and office setting, use standard home appliances and office equipment, and to drive a motor vehicle in order to transport children; strength to lift, carry and restrain children; vision to read printed materials; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation. Come Make a Difference and Join the Clark County Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: + Flexible Schedules including 4/10 options + More Money in Your Pocket + 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement + No Social Security Deduction + No State Income Taxes + Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO) + Medical (https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/risk\_management/employee\_and\_retiree\_health\_benefits.php#outer-2778) - Employer pays 90% of premium + Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills) + 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost + Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health + Retiree insurance – eligible after 5 years of service + Dental + Vision + Life Insurance – Employer Paid + AD&D – Employer Paid + Long Term Disability – Employer Paid + Generous Leave Accruals that include: + 13 Paid Holidays including a Floating Birthday Holiday + Paid Vacation Leave + Paid Sick Leave + Holiday Leave + Other leave options + Catastrophic Leave + Parental Leave – Up to 90 days + Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include + Guardian – Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance. + Trustmark – Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care. + Sunlife Financial – Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance + TASC – Flexible Spending Account – FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available + Morgan Stanley – Deferred Compensation Plan + Employee Assistance Program + Onsite Fitness Center – $12/month *Benefits vary and are subject to change depending on assignment, hiring organization and bargaining unit. 01 The following questions (1-8) will be used to assist in determining if candidates meet the minimum qualifications. Which best describes your level of education? + Some High School + High School Diploma or GED + Trade School or Technical Degree + Some College (1-29 semester credits) + Some College (30-59 semester credits) + Some College (60-89 semester credits) + Some College (90-120+ semester credits) + Associate's Degree + Bachelor's Degree + Master's Degree or higher + None of the above 02 Please indicate the major of your degree that best qualifies you for this position. + Behavioral Science + Business Administration + Child Development + Communications + Counseling + Criminal Justice + Early Childhood Education + Education + Health Science + Human Services + Marketing + Nursing + Psychology + Public Administration + Social Science + Social Services + Social Work + Sociology + Special Education + Other + N/A 03 If you indicated "Other" in question 2, please list what major your degree was in. If this does not apply, type N/A. 04 Indicate your full-time professional experience working with and caring for juveniles, preferably in a child welfare, social service, juvenile justice, residential treatment or other nurturing setting. + No Experience + Less than 6 months + 6 to 11 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 05 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in question 4. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 06 As indicated in NRS 432A.1773, any person hired to work in a licensed child care facility, who is responsible for the daily operations, administration or management of the child care facility, must be at least 21 years of age. + I understand the above requirement and certify that I am at least 21 years of age. + I understand the above requirement and certify that I am not 21 years of age. 07 Do you currently hold a valid county health card? + Yes, I currently possess a valid county health card. + No, I do not currently possess a valid county health card. 08 Do you currently hold a valid driver's license? + Yes, I currently hold a valid Nevada driver's license. + Yes, I currently hold a valid driver's license from another state. + No, I do not currently hold a valid driver's license. 09 The following skills assessment is a self-assessment used to evaluate an applicant's training and experience. I understand that: A) Part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area) B) The education, knowledge, and experience levels indicated by my skills assessment responses must be supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of my application; C) Any falsification or misrepresentation of the information listed on the employment application or skills assessment may result in removal from the eligibility list or rescinding a job offer; D) Responses to assessment questions that are not supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections on the application may result in question scores being adjusted to receive zero points; E) Assessment scores may be used to consider applicants for the selection process; F) I further understand that since exam scores will be automatically generated based on the applicant's response to each item in the assessment, score appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment. + I have read and understand the above information regarding the completion of the following skills assessment questions. I further understand that this recruitment includes a skills assessment and that the answers I provide must be consistent with the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections detailed on my application and that scoring appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment. 10 Indicate your full-time professional experience providing daily supervision of abused, neglected, abandoned and/or medically fragile children. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 11 Indicate your full-time professional experience providing on-going physical care and emotional nurturing in a child welfare setting. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 12 Indicate your full-time professional experience working with children ages newborn to 5 years old, in a treatment shelter home. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 13 Indicate your full-time professional experience working with children ages 5 years old to eighteen years of age, in a treatment shelter home. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 14 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 10-13. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 15 Indicate your full-time professional experience counseling children on adjustment challenges, family and personal relationships. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 16 Indicate your full-time professional experience working with a strength-based/solution-focused approach with children and families. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 17 Indicate your full-time professional experience overseeing the safety of children and/or youth in a residential or congregate care/shelter setting. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 18 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 15-17. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 19 Indicate your full-time professional experience identifying and responding to children's needs such as fear, hunger and illness. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 20 Indicate your full-time professional experience utilizing behavioral interventions to deescalate children, while using authorized strategies and restraint techniques. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 25 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 21 Indicate your full-time professional experience assessing factors affecting a child's immediate safety and wellbeing and developing and implementing immediate strategies to safeguard the child. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 22 Indicate your full-time professional experience intervening and, when necessary, restraining children who are out of control and are at risk of harming themselves or others. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 23 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 19-22. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 24 Indicate your full-time professional experience interacting successfully with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 25 Indicate your full-time professional experience waking children at appropriate times for bathroom use and school, ensuring appropriate hygiene, attire and nutrition, and administering medications. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 26 Indicate your full-time professional experience performing a variety of housekeeping and custodial duties, such as laundering clothing and bedding, dusting furniture, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning and disinfecting the bathroom and cleaning the kitchen. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 27 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 24-26. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 28 From the following list, select the certifications and licenses you have received (select all that apply). + CPR + First Aid Adult/Infant Certification + CHATTA / Girls and Boys Town Basic Skills Certification + MANDT Certification + Social Work License + None of the above 29 Indicate which of the following public sector departments you have experience working in (select all that apply). + Administrative Services + Assessor's Office + Building + Business License + Child Support Agency + Clerk's Office + Comprehensive Planning + Constables + Coroner + County Manager/Commission Division + Department of Environment & Sustainability + Department of Motor Vehicles + District Attorney + District Court + Elections + Family Services + Finance + Fire Department + Fire Prevention + Homeland Security + Human Resources + Information Technology + Juvenile Justice + Justice Court + Marriage Bureau + Parks and Recreation + Public Administrator + Public Defender + Public Guardian + Public Works + Real Property Management + Recorder's Office + Social Service + Special Public Defender + State Welfare + Treasurer + Other + N/A 30 Please indicate below the statement that best describes your Spanish bilingual ability. + I am not bilingual in Spanish + I have a good comprehension of Spanish + I speak Spanish fluently + I read and write Spanish at a proficient level + I read, write, and speak Spanish fluently 31 This position may be used to fill positions working various times and schedules. Please select from the list below any of the work times and schedules you would accept (select all that apply). + Day Shift + Swing Shift + Graveyard Shift + Willing to work weekends (Saturdays and/or Sundays) + Willing to work holidays + Willing to work all shifts/days/holidays Required Question Employer Clark County Address 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy, 3rd Floor PO Box 551791 Las Vegas, Nevada, 89155-1791 Phone (702)455-4565 Website http://www.clarkcountynv.gov Apply Please verify your email address Verify Email