Child Care Worker

Child Care Worker

Full Time | Monday - Thursday from 2:30pm - 10:30pm and Sunday from 8am - 4pm

Pay: Starting at $16.59/hr (Based on experience)

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania - Elizabethtown Campus - is immediately hiring for a Child Care Worker.

As a Child Care Worker, you will carry out our Mission of Love by providing nurturing care, supervision, guidance, and discipline to the children in our care.

Our Child Care Worker is responsible for the following:

• The demonstrated knowledge of Department of Human Services and Masonic Children's Home regulations concerning the supervision of children.
• The demonstrated knowledge and skills required for completing the documentation necessary to maintain accurate records for the children including medication administration.
• The demonstrated knowledge of basic communication skills to record daily activity and communicate with house parents, tutors, and administration through the use of computer folders, logs, various computer programs, and e-mail.
• Establishes and maintains good rapport and credibility with children in our care. Maintains appropriate boundaries and professional relationship.
• Maintains positive communication with families, volunteers, college students, professionals, alumni, employees and visitors and through telephone contact.
• Maintains good communication with other staff through written or oral exchange of pertinent information through overlap meetings and the cottage logs.
• The demonstrated knowledge of preventative techniques to deescalate out of control behavior, enforces routine and guidelines, assigns appropriate consequences, and reports incidents.
• Attends Youth Appreciation Day Program, scheduled staff meetings, cottage meetings, educational meetings, team meetings etc.

What You Need as a Child Care Worker:

• Qualified by certification of Act 33.
• Must meet the Department of Human Services required 40 hours of annual in-service training to include First Aid, CPR, Fire Safety, Masonic Village, Resident Advocacy and Medication Administration.
• Must possess a current motor vehicle operator's license from the state of Pennsylvania.
• At least 21 years of age, high school graduate or equivalent with one year experience involving the supervision of a group of children or experience of a practical nature with children.

With over 145 years of providing award-winning care and services across the state of PA, Masonic Villages is driven by our Mission of Love to assist individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

Why Choose Masonic Villages:

Each campus is supported by dedicated leaders who are fully invested in our Mission of Love and hiring like-minded individuals who are committed to providing heartfelt customer service and contributing to our team environment. We offer a comprehensive benefits and perks package to our employees supporting a premium employment experience, including but not limited to:

• Comprehensive industry-leading benefits package ***
• Vacation Time/Flex Time and Paid Holidays ***
• Discounted Grocery gift cards
• Discounts for onsite Daycare
• Free Gym and Pool Membership ***
• Paid lunch break ***
• Cell phone discounts, shoe discount and discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and MORE!
• Employer matched Retirement Savings with free financial planning ***
• Employer - sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A commitment to growing our next generation of professionals with tuition and educational reimbursement/leadership and mentorship programs available.

Key: *** = Full Time & Part Time Regular Staff Only

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.