Child Care Attendant (4:00pm - 7:15pm)

Job Details

Are you looking for a great culture and a job that is fun? Come join our YMCA Child Watch team where you will be responsible for watching and playing with children while their parents participate in YMCA programs.

Schedule is part-time, 4:00pm - 7:15pm at $13.00 per hour.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Conducts self in a caring, responsible, honest, and respectful manner as a role model for children and adults.
• Provides careful supervision of children while engaging them in age-appropriate play and activities.
• Keep safety of children as a first priority - with emphasis on an atmosphere that is family friendly, age-appropriate, inclusive, and conducive to a quality-driven environment.
• Provide a warm flexible, engaging environment for children, staff and families.
• Maintain clean and sanitized environment by following daily and weekly cleaning schedule.
• Maintain a positive and professional attitude at all times while performing duties that support social responsibility within the community.
• Maintain good public relations with staff and parents.
• Demonstrate the ability to care about and attend to participant's needs.
• Communicate information, problems, and concerns to parents, participants, and managers/directors.
• Remain up to date with all first aid and emergency procedures and equipment.
• Attend special events as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
• Attend required abuse risk management training.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers.
• Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments.
• Minimum of 16 years old.
• Prior experience working with infants and children preferred.
• Organized and detail orientated.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintain knowledge of Association policies and practices.
• Able to organize ideas in a clear, well-organized manner and demonstrate an understanding of audiences' needs.
• Ability to connect with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team for the success of the program.
• Must be able to complete YMCA required training as scheduled by management.
• Must maintain updated certifications of the job (CPR and First Aid/AED).
• Ability to stay calm in stressful situations.
• Ability to respond to critical incidents and act swiftly in emergency situations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to remain alert for several hours at a time.
• Must have adequate sight and hearing to effectively supervise program participants.
• Ability to walk, stand or sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to reach, balance, crawl, crouch, bend, kneel, push, and pull.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 20lbs.
• Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate needs.

Southern District YMCA is an Equal Opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of SDYMCA to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or genetic information.

Salary Description

$13

 Southern District YMCA Camp Lincoln

 05/19/2024

 Exeter,NH