CHILDCARE WORKER

Position Title: Childcare Worker
Department Name: Family Ministries
Organizational Level: Support Staff
Reports to: Early Childhood Director
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Full/Part time: Limited Time
Salary Range: minimum wage
Date: January 2024

Summary/Objective:

As a member of the Childcare Team, the Childcare Worker will minister to families through ensuring the safety, security and supervision of children ages birth 12 years old.

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside other staff and volunteers to ensure children are provided a safe and enriching environment.
• Engage in age-appropriate play consistent with the values and mission of the church.
• Sanitize toys and play equipment providing a clean and safe environment.
• Follow all childcare safety policies.
• Complete incident reports as directed by the event’s Childcare Lead.
• Follow appropriate children check in/out procedures.
• Interact with parents and children in a positive, safe, and consistent manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Time Requirement:

This position will be limited (between zero and twenty hours per week), as scheduled for on-going events or for special one-time events. This may include mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment and uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, desktop computers and telephones.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and frequently required to sit and/or stand for sustained periods of time; lift, push, pull items in excess of 50lbs; walk and reach with hands and arms.

Requirements:

Professional/Education

1. Must be 16+ years old.
2. Experience in childcare a plus.
3. Strong attendance record with past/current employment, if applicable.
4. Must be able to work as a team member.
5. Must be able to use logic and reasoning to solve problems.
6. Must possess excellent listening skills.
7. Must be flexible and willing to work where assigned.
8. Ability to think and act quickly during emergencies.

Spiritual

1. A faithful, growing Christ-follower who is deepening his/her personal relationship with Christ, models this to others.
2. A passionate desire to see people come to know, love and follow Christ in the context of real community.
3. In agreement with Southeast’s Statement of Beliefs, Values, Mission and Vision.
4. Desires to know and love God and wants to be used by God.

Personal

1. Dedicated to the development of God’s people in their roles of discipleship, servanthood and outreach.
2. Humble, credible, trustworthy, team player, teachable and a self-starter.
3. Strong social, biblical and verbal skills that enable him/her to be an effective and creative communicator.
4. Demonstrates wise judgment in decision-making.
5. Ability to live in and cultivate biblical community.
6. Champions the pillars of Southeast and core values of the staff. Values the culture of Southeast Christian Church.
7. Adhere to Southeast’s Staff Expectations: (1) work hard; (2) deal with conflict biblically (Matthew 18); (3) have a "solutions-focused mindset" (propose solutions, not just problems); (4) engage in community, worship and growth by being in a life group and attending one Southeast church service each weekend; (5) biblically tithing to Southeast Christian Church; (6) no gossip; (7) lives a life of integrity; (8) has a positive attitude.

Desired Competencies:

Manages Complexity, Decision Quality, Ensures Accountability, Collaborates, Manages Conflict, Self-Development, Instills Trust, Customer Focus, Resourcefulness, Situational Adaptability

This description indicates the general level and nature of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.