531 Child Care Workers and Teachers Aides
Child care workers and teachers’ aides provide care and supervision for children in schools, residential homes and child care facilities. Tasks performed usually include: assisting children individually to learn social skills; demonstrating, supervising and participating in activities that enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and preschools; assisting in preparation of materials and equipment for children’s education and recreational activities before school, after school, during vacation and in day care centres. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 5311 Child Care Workers 5312 Teachers’ Aides.
Where 531 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
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Subcategories of 531 Child Care Workers and Teachers Aides
- 5311Child Care Workers
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.
- 5312Teachers Aides
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.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 531?
- ISCO-08 531 is "Child Care Workers and Teachers Aides". Child care workers and teachers’ aides provide care and supervision for children in schools, residential homes and child care facilities. Tasks performed usually include: assisting children individually to learn social skills; demonstrating, supervising and participating in activities that enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and preschools; assisting in preparation of materials and equipment for children’s education and recreational activities before school, after school, during vacation and in day care centres. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 5311 Child Care Workers 5312 Teachers’ Aides.
- What does ISCO-08 531 include?
- 531 Child Care Workers and Teachers Aides contains 2 direct subcategories: 5311 Child Care Workers; 5312 Teachers Aides.
- What is the parent category of 531?
- 531 Child Care Workers and Teachers Aides sits under 531 Child Care Workers and Teachers Aides in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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