Child Watch Attendant

YMCA of East Tennessee; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Child Watch Attendant to supervise and engage with children aged 6 weeks to 6 years. This role is pivotal in ensuring a safe and nurturing environment while upholding the core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. With no formal education requirements, the ideal candidate will have some experience working with children and a strong commitment to their safety and well-being. If you are passionate about fostering a positive atmosphere for young children, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Must have 1-3 months experience working with children.
• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and interacts with children in a safe manner.
• Ensures cleanliness and safety of the child watch area.

Skills

Child supervision

Problem-solving

Communication

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:

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

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

There are no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

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 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.

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.