Babysitting Staff

WEST MORRIS AREA YMCA; Randolph Township (NJ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Retirement plans (YUSA)

Membership benefits

Discount on programs

Job summary

WEST MORRIS AREA YMCA is seeking part-time Babysitting Staff in Randolph, NJ. You will supervise infants to school-age children in a safe, fun environment while their parents use the YMCA facility.

The role emphasizes engaging children, communicating with families, adhering to policies, and completing incident reports. CPR/First Aid/AED certifications are required, with annual trainings; bilingual abilities are a plus.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Two years of experience working with youth preferred.
• Must complete required trainings annually.
• Must hold current CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and maintain them throughout employment.

Responsibilities

• Greets and engages each child and parent; communicates often and professionally with families.
• Monitors the drop-off and pick-up of children following policies and procedures.
• Performs age-appropriate activities for the assigned group/program.
• Encourages children to make friends and reports activities to parents at pick-up.
• Assists in cleaning and maintenance of the program space and equipment daily.
• Maintains prompt hours and follows procedures for absences.
• Completes incident and injury documentation; notifies parents in emergencies; discusses non-emergencies at pick-up.
• Interacts with children individually while supervising the whole group.

Skills

Communication skills

Reliability

Mature judgement

Team collaboration

Bilingual a plus

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CPR certification

First Aid

AED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Randolph, NJ 07869 Position Type: Part Time Salary Range: $16.00 - $16.00 Hourly

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)

Qualifications 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 effective both orally and in writing.
• Ability to relate effective 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

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

• Critical Thinking & Decision Making
• Collaboration
• Developing Self & Others
• Ability to handle confrontational situations

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.