Child Care Provider

Job Description

Description:

JOB OVERVIEW:

Provide and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children to grow and learn while offering creative, athletic and educational activities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Maintain the childcare areas and environment in a healthy and safe manner.

Check diapers every hour and change as needed.

Create a pleasant, happy, supportive environment for members, guests, parents and children.

Secure proper paperwork on each participating child and familiarize yourself with areas of interest – especially allergies.

Follow and maintain all licensing regulations as laid out during training.

Follow parental instructions regarding child’s care and schedule, as well as any special requests as long as the requests follow our program policies and licensing regulations.

Check voicemail when arriving and when the message light indicates and return calls immediately when received.

Provide information in a positive and professional manner to customers regarding policies and procedures, as well as programming offered throughout The Sports Club.

Plan and provide a variety of educationally engaging activities for children utilizing the curriculum cleaning as you go.

Keep children in sight and sound and know how many children you are responsible for at all times by utilizing the daily sign-in/out sheets and counting the children regularly, especially when transitioning from one location to another.

Prioritize children's needs with any activities while maintaining safe practices.

Charge daily tickets and turn in any monies to the front desk.

Check email every day and share messages with co-workers.

Log off the computer before leaving for the day.

Mentor, train, support and reinforce policies and procedures with new team members.

Mentor, train, support and reinforce the correct way to charge daily tickets with new team members.

Pass pertinent information to co-workers regarding children when shift is over.

Communicate in an honest and positive way with parents about children’s time with us while maintaining the confidentiality of all the children in our care.

Pass important information from parents to the Childcare and Activities Manager.

Participate in planning and implementing engaging activities for the morning and afternoon.

Maintain open lines of communication with supervisor regarding overstaffing.

Abide by policies and procedures established in The Boar’s Head Employee Handbook and The Family Program News.

Maintain and perform opening and closing duties on a daily basis and check-out with supervisor each day.

Maintain accurate records of standing reservations in the book and on the reservation sheets within ratio guidelines.

Maintain accurate records on all children, care and daily numbers.

Treat all co-workers in a respectful and professional manner.

Sweep areas on a daily basis.

Mop and vacuum as needed and in the absence of Housekeeping.

Maintain copies of the reservation sheets and daily sign-in/out logs.

Participate in room decoration (bulletin board) and organization.

Sanitize toys and keep cubby areas clean and tidy.

Create and maintain cubby labels for children.

Participate in departmental programs for children.

Create and post signs and sign-in sheets regarding upcoming departmental events.

Contribute to overall resort team effort by completing additional duties as assigned. Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

At least 18 years old.

High school diploma or equivalent.

At least 6 months of supervised programmatic experience working with children.

Willing to participate in Department of Social Services.

Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing.

Self-motivated and flexible.

Ability to function as a part of a team.

Ability to work flexible hours Saturday through Friday and some holidays, with various and mixed age groups.

Ability to lead a group of children in creative, athletic and educational activities while maintaining a safe and orderly group.

Proven ability to:

Perform job functions with attention to detail.

Prioritize and organize.

Resolve problems calmly using good judgment.

Work independently.

Work effectively with managers and co-workers.

Understand guest needs and solve them proactively

Desirable:

Computer knowledge and experience.

An endorsement or credential in a child-related field.

Full-time