Childcare Associate

About the role

The Family Programming Associate is responsible for caring for children ages six months through twelve years, ensuring a safe, clean, fun environment, and executing departmental guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Care for children ages six months through twelve years
• Provide a safe, clean environment including sanitizing toys and play areas, check and change diapers, pick up toys, and wipe down tables and counters
• Ensure the entire childcare space is supervised and that every zone with a child is staffed
• Ensure that all items on the opening and closing operations checklists are completed
• Greet parents and children with a smile; invite children to join activities
• Ensure interaction with children at all times; ensure that all children are engaged with a special focus on older, shy and/or bored children; comfort and assist crying children
• Organize and implement age-appropriate activities such as craft time and story time
• Ensure children are treated with responsive respectfulness, i.e. coached vs. scolded; discuss behavior tactfully and out of range of child’s hearing
• Be present on the floor and offer assistance as necessary
• Communicate timely and follow up as appropriate

Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of experience caring for children in daycare or babysitting environment
• Professional, friendly manner and excellent customer service attitude and abilities
• Strong verbal communication and conflict resolution skills
• Enthusiastic, responsible, and dependable team player
• Self-motivated, takes initiative and willing to acquire new skills
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Computer literate
• CPR certification required

Working Conditions/ Physical Requirements

• Frequent sitting for extended periods
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Regular walking around the facility
• Frequent moving of up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds
• Ability to arrive at work on time for all scheduled work shifts required
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays required
• Flexible, adaptable, and readily able to adjust to changes in work environment

Other Compensation and Benefits

• Club Membership
• Competitive Compensation
• Discounts on club services and amenities
• Continuing Education
• Community Involvement
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Additional County Ordinances