Child Watch Attendant - Rancho Penasquitos
About The Position
The Child Watch Attendant is responsible for the overall supervision of children, program planning and implementation, and assists with overall program management in the Child Watch Department. This role involves working effectively with others in alignment with the YMCA 4 Core Values, modeling these values, and ensuring the guidance and safety of participants. The attendant will interact positively with participants, follow emergency procedures, communicate effectively with all stakeholders, and adhere to YMCA policies and procedures. General housekeeping duties are also part of the role, along with maintaining a professional demeanor to uphold the YMCA image and mission. The attendant will assist in planning, supervision, and implementation of daily schedules and curriculum, attend staff meetings and trainings, and provide support to other departments as needed. Wearing a YMCA staff shirt and name tag during working hours is required.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Sincere interest in working with children
- Must have a warm and friendly personality and the sensitivity to meet the needs of a diverse population
- Excellent customer service experience and organization skills
- Licensing, state law and our government funders require that staff within YMCA of San Diego County be fingerprinted, prior to reporting to work, and include subsequent arrest notifications
- CPR/AED, and First Aid Certification, must include Adult and Child/Infant, obtained within 30 days of hire and must be from one of the following certifying organizations: American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety & Health Institute
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with infants and children a plus
Responsibilities
- Ability to work effectively with others in alignment with the YMCA 4 Core Values
- Models the 4 Core Values in all aspects of position responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate the provision of age-appropriate activities and events for participants
- Supervise participants, ensuring their guidance and safety
- Interact with participants in a positive manner while being consistent, fair and treating everyone in the program with dignity and respect
- Follow emergency procedures appropriately to ensure the safety of participants and staff
- Communicate in a positive and effective manner with all participants, parents, members and co-workers
- Follow YMCA policies and procedures. Inform appropriate staff of any policy or safety concerns
- General housekeeping duties including cleaning bathrooms, wiping down tables, sweeping/mopping/vacuuming floors, taking out trash and locking all doors
- Maintain professional demeanor at all times to ensure the YMCA image and mission statement are upheld
- Assist in planning, supervision and implementation of the daily schedule and curriculum
- Attend staff meetings and trainings
- Provide support to other departments as needed
- Wear YMCA staff shirt and name tag during working hours
- Ability to lead sports, games and curriculum activities, monitor behavior and general house-keeping responsibilities
- Ability to relate to children and adults in a professional manner
- Ability to lift children and infants
- Ability to effectively communicate in person and by phone
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- For information on Y Employee Perks, click on this link: Employee Benefits | YMCA of San Diego County (ymcasd.org)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
