EARLY CHILDHOOD CARETAKER

Early Childhood caretaker role description

The Early Childhood Caretaker assures that kids and their families powerfully experience the love of Christ by creating a welcoming environment during drop off and pick up, and by ensuring a nurturing and safe experience for infants, crawlers and early walkers during Sunday services.

Responsibilities

Provide Care for Infants, Crawlers and Early Walkers in Rooms 118 & 124 during Sunday services

• Ensure families are greeted warmly and infants are signed in according to Kidspoint guidelines.
• Ensure that diaper bags and other items are stored safely in the correct cubby, and that allergy protocols are strictly followed.
• Ensure rooms and toys are cleaned according to Kidspoint guidelines before and after each service
• Ensure that rooms are neat, orderly and safe during services

Serve and Support Team Members Before, During and After Sunday Services

• Answer parent and volunteer questions, and serve as a resource
• Lead in rooms as necessary to ensure a safe and nurturing environment.

Cultivate Relationships with Kids and Families

• Connect relationally with kids and families during drop-off and pick-up
• Take time to thoroughly understand each child’s needs
• Pray for the kids and families you serve

Demonstrate a Commitment to Growth

• Receive and apply training and development from the Early Childhood Director

Perform and Complete Other Duties and Tasks as Assigned

Model Servant Leadership and Exhibit a Helpful, Joyful Attitude

POSITION TYPE: Part-Time

Hours Per week: 4-5 hours Sunday Mornings

SUPERVISOR: Early Childhood Director

hourly range: $13.65 / Hour

benefits: Paid Vacation and Sick

Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Approachability: Is Easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease; can be warm, pleasant, and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others; builds rapport well; is a good listener; is an early knower, getting informal and incomplete information in time to do something about it.

Patience: Is tolerant with people and processes; listens and checks before acting; tries to understand the people and the data before making judgments and acting; waits for others to catch up before acting; sensitive to due process and proper pacing; follows established process.

Compassion: Genuinely cares about people; is concerned about their work and non-work problems; is available and ready to help; is sympathetic to the plight of others not as fortunate; demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others.

Listening: Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.