Childcare Attendant

CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE • Wheat Ridge, CO

9d • $17 - $21 • Onsite

About The Position

GENERAL PURPOSE: Responsible for providing a safe and fun environment for children attending the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center drop in Child Care facility, primarily supervising the activities of children from the age of 6 months to 10 years. Currently seeking M,T,TH 4:30-7:30pm coverage. Wheat Ridge was founded during the 1859 Gold Rush as a rest stop for miners and later named for its golden wheat fields. As unsuccessful miners turned to farming, the area thrived with orchards, vegetable fields, and later, greenhouses, earning the title “Carnation City.” Incorporated in 1969, Wheat Ridge now offers a central location with easy access to Denver and the Rocky Mountains. It operates as a home-rule city with a council-manager government, where the elected council sets policy, and the manager oversees daily operations and budgeting. CORE VALUES: The City of Wheat Ridge is committed to excellence and ACTION!: Accountability: Employees take responsibility for their actions, decisions, and recommendations and are accountable to each other and the community Change: Adapts to changing organizational needs, conditions, and work responsibilities. Teamwork: Employees value teamwork as a collaborative effort, with each person contributing unique skills, knowledge, and training to achieve common goals. Integrity: Employees uphold the highest ethical standards, recognize the importance of public and customer trust and adhere to the values of the organization. Opportunity: Employees are empowered to grow professionally, develop best practices, and seek challenges to advance the City. NOW!: Employees are proactive, timely, and efficient in responding to the needs of the organization and the community – NOW!

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of City and departmental rules and regulations; principles, practices, and techniques of modern child care 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 to 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.
• Must be 16 years of age.
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Infant/Child/Adult CPR, AED, and First Aid certification required within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and fun environment in which both children, as well as, parents 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 child care 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