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Babysitting Staff

YMCA -
Randolph, NJ

Job Details

Benefits

Paid time off

Qualifications

CPR Certification
High school diploma or GED
First Aid Certification
AED Certification

Full Job Description

Our Babysitting Staff provides much more than childcare!

Job Description

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.

Qualifications

High school diploma or general educational degree (GED) certificate required; must be at least 18 years of age.

Minimum of two years of experience working with youth preferred.

Must complete required trainings annually.

Must hold current certification in CPR, First Aid, AED; certifications must be maintained throughout employment.

Ability to supervise youth and present positive role modeling through all interactions with program participants.

Be reliable and dependable

Exercise mature judgement and sound decision making

Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.

Ability to foster a collaborative team approach to solving challenging situations.

Bilingual a plus

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise children’s activities.

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)

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.

Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies

Critical Thinking & Decision Making

Collaboration

Developing Self & Others

Ability to handle confrontational situations

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