Summer Staff Conference Center Child Care Team Lead

Mount Hermon Association, Inc.; Mount Hermon (CA); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mount Hermon Association Incorporated seeks a Child Care Team Lead to assist the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator. You will guide staff, manage the Child Care program, and foster a safe, faith-centered environment in alignment with Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, and values.

This role emphasizes leadership, curriculum coordination, and collaboration with caregivers. You will supervise counselors, organize activities, maintain records, and support devotional times while ensuring health

Qualifikationen

• Emotionally mature and capable of responsibility.
• Ability to lead and teach with patience and clear instruction.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and solve problems.
• Ability to articulate the gospel of Jesus Christ from Scripture.
• Mature respect for authority, camp guidelines and teamwork.

Aufgaben

• Assist the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator in organizing and documenting the Child Care program.
• Provide leadership for staff success through discipleship training and team-building.
• Coordinate with Child Care staff to implement camp activities and curriculum.
• Supervise and evaluate counselors, assistant leads and assistants.
• Maintain records and ensure open communication with parents on health, safety and discipline.
• Organize staff devotions and daily/bi-weekly encouragement sessions.
• Assist in classroom assignments, ordering supplies, and keeping staff informed.
• Work with the coordinator to ensure plans, materials, and weekly/daily operations are ready.
• Attend weekly meetings and support other Children’s Ministry activities as needed.
• Ensure physical and spiritual welfare of campers with appropriate guidance.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Teaching

Patience

Problem solving

Initiative

Gospel communication

Ausbildung

High school diploma

Preschool education coursework

Jobbeschreibung

Position Objective:The Child Care Team Lead assists the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator in overseeing and leading the Child Care program and staff by providing guidance and organization of program activities and curriculum and create an environment that fosters safety and spiritual growth in a manner consistent with Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, and values.General Qualifications:The Child Care Team Lead is a Ministerial position. Ministerial staff render their work, stewardship, relationships and behavior as evidence of being followers of Jesus Christ while embracing and affirming Mount Hermon Association, Inc.’s (“MHA”) Christian mission, vision, beliefs, culture code and standards of conduct. They are responsible for defining, cultivating and leading MHA’s Christian community, conference programs and retreats. All staff are expected to join gatherings, which includes prayer, worship, and Bible-centered teaching.Key Job Accountabilities:Assist the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator in organizing, documenting, and facilitating the Child Care program and staff members’ general well-being.Provide leadership for staff success and support through discipleship training, team-building, and clear communication.Coordinate with Child Care staff to implement a variety of camp activities and curriculum.In conjunction with the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator, supervise and evaluate the Child Care staff: counselors, assistant leads, and assistants.Maintain all records as directed by the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator.Ensure open communication with parents to discuss issues or concerns regarding their child/children’s well-being with special attention given to health, safety, and discipline.Maintain sensitivity to Child Care staff members’ personal needs as needed and organize events for team building, communication, and fun.Facilitate (in partnership with the Family Ministry Children Coordinator) devotions and sharing that allows Child Care staff the opportunity to support and encourage one another on a daily or bi-weekly basis.Assist the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator in classroom assignments, ordering supplies, keeping the staff informed, etc.Work with Assistant Leads to ensure each has ideas, materials, and weekly/daily plan.Inform the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator about any needs, problems, joys, or unusual situations.Order supplies from Food Service, paper from mailroom, and other miscellaneous supplies with approval from the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator and organize and maintain work areas and supplies to ensure they are clean, orderly and fully stocked.Organize the cleaning and upkeep procedures for each classroom and motivate Child Care staff to make improvements wherever possibleAttend weekly meetings with the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator and Leadership Team.Assist in and support other Children’s Ministry program activities, duties, or other areas as requested by the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator.In conjunction with the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator, provide for the physical and spiritual welfare of campers through discipline and guidance of children.Perform any other duties as assigned by Supervisor.Supervisory Responsibilities:Child Care Counselors.Child Care Assistant Leads.Child Care Assistants.Conduct Midsummer Evaluations with team members.Education/Certifications/Licenses:High school graduate; some college experience preferred.College credits in Preschool education preferred.Must be CPR/First Aid certified.Work Experience:Prior experience with working with children in ministry settings.Prefer prior experience in leadership roles in child care setting.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Emotionally mature and willing to accept responsibility.Ability to lead and teach with patience and clear instruction.Ability to work with minimum supervision and possess problem-solving skills.Ability to articulate the gospel of Jesus Christ as communicated in Scripture.Mature understanding and respect for authority and peers, as well as camp guidelines and principles.Must possess intuition and the ability to take initiative.Must possess leadership and observational skills.Must be creative, detail-oriented, with the ability to follow through with projects.A heart to serve whenever.Physical Demands:The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Requires sitting, standing, squatting, stooping, twisting, hiking, shouting, ability to lift/carry anywhere from 15-60 lbs., and engage in general physical play with children.Additional Requirements:Must be at least 18 years of age due to the requirement for onsite community living.Proof of required vaccinations (MMR, Tdap, Varicella, Hep B and influenza)Proof of Negative TB Screening (within the last 60 days)Adherence to the basic principles as expressed in Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, values, and commitment statements.Adherence to company dress code and professional standards for personal grooming and appearance.May be required to work with campers with special needs through our One on One program. Requires assisting them physically, cognitively, and emotionally as they engage the camp experience in a way best suited to their needs.Satisfactory completion of background investigation as well as ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.