Child Care Worker I

Graduation from high school or equivalent and one year of experience working with small children in a preschool setting; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant.
Candidate will be required to obtain CPR certification.

This is a full-time position located in Henderson, NV and working within the Early Childhood Mental Health Services Day Treatment Program. This program serves children ages 3-6 with severe emotional disturbances in a therapeutic preschool setting. 

Child Care Worker – Conscious Discipline Approach
Henderson, NV | Ages 3–6 | Trauma-Informed, Relationship-Centered Environment

The Child Care Worker plays a key role in supporting young children ages 3 to 6 who are receiving mental health services and family therapy. Rooted in Conscious Discipline practices, this role emphasizes connection, safety, and co-regulation to create a healing-centered environment both during transport and in the classroom.

This position includes traveling with children and a transportation service driver, maintaining a sense of felt safety and connection for each child. The Child Care Worker will offer positive intent and compassionate guidance, using supportive language and visuals to help children identify and express their emotions, make safe choices, and build the skills necessary for self-regulation. Children will be supported through connection rather than compliance, with misbehavior seen as a skill deficit, not a character flaw.

Key Responsibilities:

Establish and maintain a safe, connected, and predictable environment while traveling with children and adults, both indoors and outdoors.

Co-regulate with children, offering calm and empathetic responses to dysregulation while modeling emotional regulation strategies.

Provide developmentally appropriate choices and teach problem-solving skills, guiding children toward helpful behaviors through empathy and connection.

Observe children’s physical and emotional states and respond with compassion and attunement to their needs.

Foster authentic relationships with children and staff, promoting trust, respect, and emotional security.

Support classroom activities that encourage social-emotional learning, self-awareness, and peer connection within a peaceable classroom community.

Collaborate with Day Treatment staff to implement prepared, trauma-informed curriculum materials that align with therapeutic goals.

Understand and apply Conscious Discipline strategies in real-time, adjusting based on each child’s regulation level and individual needs.

Program Mission:

Our Day Treatment Program provides a higher level of care for young children with mental health needs, integrating daily support with ongoing family therapy. The Child Care Worker plays a critical role in reinforcing therapeutic goals by providing consistent, responsive care that supports the child’s healing and growth.


This is a full-time position with a variable work agreement with overtime after 40 hours per week. The State of Nevada and DCFS offer an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, participation in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), accrual of 15 days of annual and 15 days of sick leave, 11 paid holidays and no city, county, state or social security tax! The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-5_0/