Child Care Helper

Greeley County Health Services; Tribune Township (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403 (b) matching

403 (b)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Greeley County Health Services (GCHS) is seeking a Daycare Helper for our LittleDocs daycare to support infants, toddlers, and preschool children while fostering social, emotional, and cognitive growth. This is a full-time on-site role with flexible scheduling in Tribune, Kansas.

You will create a safe, fun, and educational environment, engage children in activities, and gain experience in teaching and caregiving within a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Must enjoy interacting with children.
• Patient with good communication and sense of humor.
• Capable of keeping up with energetic children and adapting to different age groups.

Responsibilities

• Leads age-appropriate daily activities for the children to enhance socialization and education.
• Maintains patience with a variety of children in different ages and personalities.
• Follows care standards for infants, toddlers, and older children including toileting, cleanliness, routines and naps.
• Adheres to all childcare facility policies to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.
• Monitors children at all times to maintain a safe environment.

Skills

Interacting with children

Patience

Communication skills

Humor

Job description

Benefits:

• 403 (b) matching
• 403 (b)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule

GCHS is looking for a patient, caring, and energetic Daycare Helper to join our LittleDocs team. You will help create a safe, fun, and educational environment for infants, toddlers, or preschool children. Your goal is to support each child's social, emotional, and cognitive growth.

LittleDocs is our daycare facility. Gain experience doing activities, teaching, and caring for the children of the hospital’s employees. This is a full-time position with flexible scheduling.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads age-appropriate daily activities for the children to enhance their socialization and educational learning.
• Maintains patience to deal with a variety of children in ages and personalities.
• Understands proper care standards for infants, toddlers, and older children and takes appropriate care of different childcare needs including toileting, diapering, cleanliness, routines, naptime, playtime, age appropriate activities, behaviors, disciplinary needs, food and nutrition, etc.
• Follow all Childcare facility policies including safety, disciplinary, etc. to ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Handles problem behaviors or disruptions to the environment with patience and calmness, and addresses problem behaviors proactively and according to the facility’s protocols.
• Maintains necessary education for certified daycare provider through KDHE.
• Monitors children at all times, ensuring a safe environment.
• Carries out age-appropriate daily activities for the children to enhance their socialization and educational learning, and approaches activities and day-planning with positivity and creativity.

Our ideal candidate enjoys interacting with children, is patient, has good communication skills as well as a sense of humor, and can keep up with energetic children!

Headquartered in Tribune, Kansas

Greeley County Health Services is a rural health system serving western Kansas. GCHS boasts a 25-bed critical access hospital, 16-bed Long Term Care Unit, and 2 Family Practice Clinics located in Tribune and neighboring Sharon Springs in Wallace County.

GCHS's vision

is "to provide trusted care, close to home". Delivering unsurpassed patient care is at the top of our list, while we also strive to contribute to a healthy environment for our staff and neighbors. As the largest employer in Greeley County, our team is committed to the growth and stability of the communities that we serve.

GCHS's dedicated and caring team of physicians and midlevels

are fully supported by excellent nursing and administration staff. State-of-the-art software, equipment, and an impressive suite of services assist our talented staff in providing outstanding patient care, while the attached long-term care facility gives residents immediate access to the staff and services at GCHS. The building was recently remodeled to foster a more conducive environment for caring for patients, improve handicap accessibility, and enhance patient flow, all of which allow us to continue to deliver a higher quality of care.

GCHS's culture

is represented by a devoted team that cares for each other. Compassionate coworkers strive to impact others' lives in meaningful ways. GCHS provides a friendly and professional working environment, regular employee recognition, and an abundance of growth opportunities.

Tribune, Kansas

has many amenities that are unexpected in a rural community, including a movie theater, 9-hole golf course, disc golf course, trap shooting range, tennis court, swimming pool, and four parks which include an outdoor basketball court and children's play areas, just to name a few. The community has been described as "One of the friendliest small towns you'll go to".

The school system

offers an average 10:1 teacher-to-student ratio allowing for a more focused and personalized learning opportunity for students. The elementary building and high school gym have recently been renovated. Many extracurricular activities are available to students, including Academic Club, Art, Band, Choir, Music, National Honor Society, Spanish, Student Council, Tech-Connect, Gifted and Talented, Computer Lab, Spanish, 4-H, and FFA. School sports include cross country, volleyball, tennis, football, cheerleading, basketball, track, golf, and wrestling. Go Jackrabbits!