Child Watch Attendant

YMCA of East Tennessee; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

YMCA of East Tennessee is seeking a Child Watch Attendant responsible for supervising and interacting with children aged 6 weeks to 6 years. The role emphasizes safety, cleanliness, and adherence to the organization's core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

Candidates must be at least 18 years old with experience in child care. The position involves ensuring children are registered and fostering a safe environment. No formal education is required, making it accessible to a wide range of applicants.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must have 1-3 months experience working with children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.
• Ability to read and interpret documents like safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and interact with children in the Child Watch area.
• Ensure children are registered and signed in/out by parents.
• Maintain a clean and safe Child Watch area.

Skills

Child supervision

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Experience working with children

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: The child watch attendant is responsible for supervision and interaction of children age 6 weeks to 6 years old while under the care of the Child Watch department. In addition, every position in the YMCA of East Tennessee is responsible for upholding the Judeo- Christian principles that are central to our mission by modeling behaviors that exemplify the Y's core values - caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Supervises and interacts with children in the Child Watch area in a safe and professional manner.
• Ensures all children are registered and signed in/out by parent and/or guardian.
• Ensures the child watch area is maintained in a clean, safe and serviceable environment; notifies supervisor of any deficiencies.
• Must be able to follow appropriate records for child watch area including enrollment, attendance, and special handling instructions.
• Take all reasonable measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children in child watch.
• Follows all Y policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures. Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

There are no supervisory responsibilities.

REQUIREMENTS

Individual must be 18 years of age or older. Individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

No education requirements required. Must have one to three months experience working with children in the age responsible age group.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MATH MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Frequently required to talk or hear. Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit and use hands and fingers. Employee may occasionally be required to lift 50 pounds. Vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, COURSES

New Employee Orientation; required before start, provided by the Y. Additional training, licenses, and courses may be required throughout employment.