Child Care Practitioner

Question: Describe about the following points? 1. Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. 2. Understand what is required for competence in own work role. Answer: Introduction: A practitioner of child care provides a comfortable and safe environment for a temporary period in order to engage young children and teach them discipline, personal hygiene and general social skills. In formal surroundings, they provide a structural atmosphere which includes artistic expression, group games and solitary play. 1. Duties and responsibilities of work role: According the type of facility of the worker, the daily responsibilities differ. Those who work in the residence of their clients are known as nannies (Heren and McMillan, 2011). They are responsible to take care personally for the children or the child. Their responsibilities includes bathe, clothe and feeding the children as well as they also conducts outings, manage their play dates and help them in learning their lessons. Practitioner who controls a service at their own residence necessarily keeps a stimulating clean and safe environment. To help in educating personal hygiene and serving healthy snacks also comes under the duties and responsibilities of a care provider. The age category for them differs in their care and accordingly they have to provide activities and materials. The day care practitioners must keep in mind the requirements of each and every child. In care centers for children practitioners supervise sectional children who belong to a certain age group. In this case the practitioner has to design plans and implement for daily activities that will be carried out for the whole day. They also have to manage the outdoor and indoor play, teach them in one on-one basis various skills in order to keep the children engaged (Gestwicki, Bertrand and Gestwicki, 2012). Scouting, field trips and cultural events are also to be conducted by the practitioners. 2. The requirement for competence in work role: The child care practitioner requires certain competencies like, Knowledge: A diploma and degree in child care practice, along with experience in child care. Majority of centers for child care prefers educational qualification like a degree holder in education for child care. People with degrees in psychology and development are also suitable for the role. Presently all positions for child care needs a basic training of safety and CPR (Taylor, 2010). CPR training is the knowledge on first aid and basic medical treatments. Knowledge on administration and management, customer and personal service also adds as extra qualifications. The basic skills required for Child care are the personal skills that one must possess within. Traits like concern for others, dependability cooperation, integrity helps in this field. These are general skills that help to treat a child. One also needs to be flexible for adapting the atmosphere and interacting with different kids belonging to same as well as different age groups. The biggest quality that a practitioner of child care needs to acquire is patience and persistence (Burns, 2013). In this job a practitioner often confronts criticism, in which he or she has to act with patience even during situations of high stress. An open to change attitude helps the practitioner to adapt every situation, in cases of nannies where the practitioner has to go to the clients house, there the person has to be able to adapt the culture and act likely. Conclusion: A practitioner of child care is responsible for the upbringing of a child or a group of children. Childrens are the future of a society, so the basic learning should be strong both ethically and morally. A child learns very easily so it is expected that any kind of misconduct should be avoided in front of them. Reference Burns, C. (2013).Pediatric primary care. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. Gestwicki, C., Bertrand, J. and Gestwicki, C. (2012).Essentials of early childhood education. Toronto: Nelson Education. Heren, L. and McMillan, S. (2011).Nanny in a book. London: Vermillion. Taylor, C. (2010).A practical guide to caring for children and teenagers with attachment difficulties. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.