531 - Child care workers and teachers’ aides

Description Child care workers provide care and supervision for children in residential homes and in before-school, after-school, vacation and day care centres. Tasks include – (a) assisting children to wash, dress and feed themselves; (b) taking children to and from school or outdoors for recreation; (c) playing games with children, or entertaining them by reading or storytelling; (d) assisting in the preparation of materials and equipment for children’s education and recreational activities; (e) managing children’s behaviour and guiding their social development; (f) disciplining children and recommending or initiating other measures to control behaviour, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books; (g) observing and monitoring children’s play activities; (h) keeping records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served and medications administered. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Babysitter – Child care worker – Creche ayah – Family day care worker – Nanny – Out of school hours care worker Some related occupations classified elsewhere: – Early childhood educator – 2342 Alternative titles ISCO Group 5311 Sources ESCO

Description Teachers’ aides perform non-teaching duties to assist teaching staff, and provide care and supervision for children in schools and pre-schools. Tasks include – (a) demonstrating, supervising and participating in activities that enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and pre-schools; (b) preparing indoor and outdoor areas for learning and recreational activities; (c) assisting children with intellectual, physical, behavioural and other learning difficulties with their studies; (d) assisting children individually to learn social skills; (e) assisting with preparing teaching materials, and copying and collating written and printed material; (f) operating audiovisual equipment, computers and other teaching aides; (g) distributing and collecting lesson material. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Pre-school assistant – Teacher’s assistant Alternative titles ISCO Group 5312 Sources ESCO