Childcare Attendant

CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE • Wheat Ridge, CO

3d • $17 - $21 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing a safe and fun environment for children attending the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center drop-in Childcare facility, primarily supervising the activities of children from the age of 6 months to 10 years. The City of Wheat Ridge is committed to excellence and ACTION! with core values of Accountability, Change, Teamwork, Integrity, and Opportunity. Employees are expected to be proactive, timely, and efficient in responding to the needs of the organization and the community.

Requirements

• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• Thorough knowledge of City and departmental rules and regulations; principles, practices, and techniques of modern childcare work.
• Ability to instruct and oversee a group of young children; lead games or activities for group.
• Enforce safety regulations firmly; analyze situations quickly and objectively and determine proper courses of action to be taken.
• Express ideas clearly and concisely to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, the public, and other agencies.
• Is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, and other individual differences with all internal and external customers.
• No formal education required.
• Experience working with preschool and youth ages in a recreational/babysitting setting.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides evidence that the applicant possesses the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• American Red Cross Infant/Child/Adult CPR, AED, First Aid, Standard Precautions, or equivalent certifications are required within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and fun environment in which both children as well as guardians feel comfortable; provide corrective action as needed; actively participate in activities attached to program.
• Responsible for completing and reporting accidents or injuries occurring in the assigned area; completing required forms for each child placed in and removed from the Child Care Room; calculate fees due for use of assigned facility and process according to procedure.
• Responsible for the enforcement of all childcare policies, as well as, general building policies.
• Communicate with the supervisor concerning cleaning supplies and program material needed.
• Develop positive relations with customers; communicate recreation programs information to participants and parents.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed