Playroom Childcare Attendant

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

As a Childcare Teacher in the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) Hourly Childcare program, you will create a safe, warm, and engaging environment where children feel cared for and supported every day. Working closely with your classroom team, you’ll help run smooth daily routines, provide high-quality care and enrichment, and build positive, meaningful connections with the children, families, and community members we serve. Hourly Childcare hours of operation are 7:45am - 11:15am Monday-Sunday. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Directly supervise the children in your care and support the children and families.
• Ensure and promote the equitable, fair and consistent treatment of all staff members, parents, and children.
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of your work.
• Provide a safe environment for all children by keeping them in sight and sound at all times.
• Participate in Hourly Childcare department meetings, trainings, and other aspects of professional growth provided by the JCC and other outside resources.
• Partner with the Hourly Childcare Coordinator to help develop and deliver a daily program for children that is founded upon the belief that children will be enriched by developmentally, individually, and culturally appropriate activities.
• Provide children with an emotional environment of acceptance in which children can grow with a positive self-concept.
• Establish and maintain a well-organized, safe, and healthy environment for children.
• Maintain a high level of customer service including handing difficult or emotional customer situations, responding promptly to customer needs, responding to requests for service or assistance and meeting commitments. 
• To perform other duties and assume additional responsibilities as needed.

This is a partial list of required duties and responsibilities. The performance of other duties not listed may be become necessary as business conditions dictate.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements (KSAs)

• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team with other staff members, HRS JCC members, and community members.
• Ability to promote high standards of program delivery and professional excellence.
• Ability to articulate the influences of Judaic culture on our programs, operational decisions and mission-based work, be sensitive to cultural differences, demonstrate flexibility and enthusiasm in work style, create