Babysitting Staff
POSITION SUMMARY:
Our Babysitting Staff does much more than childcare. It’s about fostering achievement, relationships and belonging. Provides supervision to infants, toddlers, preschoolers and/or school age children in a safe & fun environment while their parents are using the YMCA facility.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Our team members are enthusiastic about their work because they are positively impacting children every day.
- Greets and engages each child and parent; communicates often and professionally with families and interacts with children.
- Monitors the drop off & pick up of children, follows policies and procedures related to such.
- Performs age-appropriate activities children assigned to their group/program
- Encourages children to make friends with other children (if age appropriate) and communicates about activities and connections made to parents at pick-up
- Assists in the cleaning and maintenance of the program space and equipment daily
- Offers children appropriate affection, verbal praise, and acceptance while providing clear and consistent expectations for behavior; sets firm limits with positive phrasing and actions when necessary
- Maintains prompt hours and follows established procedures for absences
- Completes written documentation for incidents and injuries; contacts children's parents immediately about emergency situations; communicates to parents about non-emergency incidents upon pick-up
- Actively interacts with children on an individual basis while maintaining control of the entire group.
- Positions his/herself for optimal interactions and supervision of children.
BENEFITS:
- Paid Time Off – New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law
- Company participates in the Retirement Plans provided by YUSA including pension and deferred compensation
- Individual Membership (Family Membership after one year of employment)
- 10% off selected West Morris Area YMCA programs (after 90 days of employment)