Child Caretaker

Trinity Church NYC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Trinity Church NYC in New York, NY seeks a caring Child Caretaker to provide professional care for infants to toddlers during the church community’s Sunday services and events. You will support families, maintain nursery setup, check-in/out babies, and follow Trinity safety, privacy, and health policies while working closely with staff and volunteers.

The role emphasizes warmth, reliability, and collaborative teamwork to ensure a secure, nurturing environment for children and parents during

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years professional experience working with infants and toddlers.
• Patience and warmth for children and parents.
• Available to work on any Sunday morning.
• Detail oriented.
• Friendly and reliable.
• Able to work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, loving and engaged care for infants and toddlers and their parents.
• Nursery set up and clean up.
• Check in/out babies with software program.
• Full compliance with Safe Church and Trinity HR and privacy policies and required trainings.
• Provide hands on childcare and supervision including feeding, dressing, diapering, toileting support as needed.
• Model and enforce Trinity’s safety and security policies and space usage policies.
• Provide support and communication to parents, staff and volunteers.
• Maintain awareness and sensitivity for all children with special needs per instructions.

Skills

Patience

Warmth with kids

Detail oriented

Reliable

Team player

Experience with infants/toddlers

Sunday availability

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Child Caretakers provide professional care for infants to toddlers in the context of a child’s first church experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide professional, loving and engaged care for infants and toddlers and their parents.
• Nursery set up and clean up.
• Check in/out babies with software program.
• Full compliance with Safe Church, and all Trinity HR and privacy policies and required trainings
• Provide hands on Childcare and Supervision, including but not limited to: feeding, dressing, diapering, toileting support as needed, (within policy compliance), separation as per parent’s instruction, model and enforce Trinity’s safety and security policies, maintain and enforce Trinity health and hygiene policies, maintain and enforce Trinity space usage policies,
• Provide support and communication to parents, other staff, and volunteers.
• Maintain awareness and sensitivity for all children with special needs, allergies, known medical or emotional needs, as per parent/guardian’s instructions and Trinity policies.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Minimum 3-5 years professional experience working with infants and toddlers
• Patience and warmth for children and parents
• Available to work on any Sunday morning
• Detail oriented
• Friendly
• Reliable
• Able to work collaboratively

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND CREDENTIALS

• Minimum 2-5 years professional experience in childcare
• Excellent ability to engage with children at their developmental level
• Experience/training with event management systems
• Experience with NY State Health and Safety policies

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