Child Caregiver

East End United Methodist Church; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

East End United Methodist Church seeks a caring Nursery Caregiver to supervise and nurture children from 6 weeks to 4 years during Sunday services (8:30-11:30 a.m. current). The role includes setup and cleanup and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment.

You will engage with families, implement simple activities, ensure sign-in and sign-out procedures, and follow EEUMC Safe Sanctuary guidelines while partnering with staff and volunteers.

Qualifications

• Experience with infants, toddlers, and families.
• Clean background check.
• Love for fostering growth and development of children.
• Ability to work all Sunday morning services unless approved by Pastor with Children and Families.

Responsibilities

• Foster and grow relationships with parents, children, and nursery team members (staff and volunteers).
• Provide a welcoming and loving environment for all families and visitors.
• Implement faith formation curriculum for toddlers alongside EEUMC volunteers.

Skills

Infant & toddler care

Family engagement

Job description

The EEUMC Child Caregiver (aka Nursery Caregiver) is responsible for the care ofchildren ranging in age from 6 weeks through 4 years old as well as facilitating the setup and clean up of thenursery environment on Sunday mornings (currently 8:30-11:30 a.m., this timing may shift a bit if church service times shift).
East End UMC believes that Jesus' message of unconditional love means that every human beingis a child of God and is worthy of love, respect, and inclusion. We welcome and embrace people regardless ofsexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, age, faith history, economic status,
physical and mental ability, education, and housing status. We stand against discrimination and exclusion bychoosing to worship and serve with all people through love, acceptance, and reconciliation.Therefore, as God loves us, so let us love and serve in the name of Christ. This position supports this mission
by providing caring and safe childcare to East End's youngest children. The Nursery Caregiver is responsiblefor providing a safe and welcoming environment for children in our care.

Job Responsibilities

• Foster and grow relationships with parents, children, and nursery team members(staff and volunteers).
• Provide a welcoming and loving environment for all of our families and visitors.
• Implement faith formation curriculum for toddlers alongside EEUMC volunteers.
• Work with other staff to setup and break down of the nursery rooms before and after each worship service.
• Ensure nursery rooms are clean, including mopping the floor tiles.
• Oversee the care of all equipment and toys, including sanitizing toys, and coordinating the purchase ofsupplies when needed.
• Adhere to all EEUMC policies and covenants, including but not limited to sign in/out procedures, SafeSanctuary, diapering, feeding, toileting and hand washing.
• Engage with family as they drop off and pick up their children, ensuring secure check in and check outprocedures are followed for all children.
• Care for all children by providing physical and emotional care, and safety.
• Engage with the children in interactive play and learning activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Experience, knowledge, and understanding of working with infants, toddlers, and families.
• Clean background check.
• A love for fostering the growth and development of children.
• The ability to work all Sunday morning services unless otherwise approved by the Pastor with Children and their Families.

Physical Demands:

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be in a flexible and fluid environment. Position ishighly active and is required to talk, hear, stand, walk, sit, crawl, bend, and stoop. Employees must lift children,move supplies, or lift other items up to 40 pounds.

Additional Information

EEUMC staff have the option to participate in pre-tax retirement contributions via payroll deduction.

Details

• Date Posted: November 9, 2026
• Type: Part-Time
• Job Function: Other
• Salary Range: 25/hr
• Working Hours: 3 hrs/wk, Sunday mornings (additional hrs available for special events throughout the year)