Child Care Provider - Part Time

CHC•East Palo Alto, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Child Care Provider is an aspiring educator with a deep love of working with, supporting and spending time with young children. In this role, the childcare provider will support a variety of parent-facing events, ensuring that parents and caretakers have the opportunity to fully engage in wellness coaching and other school meetings. This position is a Part-time position (about 12 hours a week) and must be available to work mornings and/or evenings (i.e. 8:30am-11am, 5:30pm-8pm). The CHC Ravenswood program focuses on supporting children, youth, and families experiencing trauma, adversity, systemic barriers, and cultural stressors. This position is ideal for a clinician-leader who is passionate about providing culturally responsive, community-based mental health services to historically underserved populations and advancing health equity through evidence-based care.

Requirements

Experience working with children in a school, after school program, summer camp, babysitting or similarly structured environment.
Flexible schedule with the ability to work evenings, or mornings
Demonstrated enthusiasm for working with kids
Ability to engage confidently across differences. You believe that differences - in race, culture, gender, age, background, experiences - enrich our community and know how to bridge those differences with grace and humility.
Kind, humble, and collaborative, with a positive attitude and willingness to learn from challenges.
At least 18 years old.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of early childhood education and child development.
Fluency in Spanish.
Connection to East Palo Alto or Belle Haven and/or have experience working with a community similar to East Palo Alto and Belle Haven.

Responsibilities

Support Parent Coaches in creating a warm and welcoming environment for children.
Preparing the childcare space with appropriate toys, activities, and snacks
Support parent sign-in/-out process, transition to/from parents/caregivers, and/or other operational procedures.
Proactively communicate the supply needs to the Operations team.
Clean-up and break-down space after each childcare session.