Part-Time Kids Klub 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 the department's established 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
• Active participation in events, programs, meetings and training

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