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Crossroads YMCA
Crossroads YMCA·3 days ago

Kidszone guide i

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Location

onsite, Hammond, Indiana, United States

Salary

$20k/yr

Commitment

Part Time

Level

Junior (<2 years)

Required skills

ChildcareSupervisionCommunicationProblem-solvingInterpersonal skillsCurriculum implementationInfant careDiaper changingRecord keepingCustomer service

Job Description

Job Details:

Job Location: Hammond Family YMCA - Hammond, IN

Position Type: Part Time

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Pay starts at $10.00 and up per hour based on experience.

Inspire Young Minds Through Play — Join the KidsZone Team at the Y! Apply Today!

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. As a KidsZone Guide I, you provide direct supervision and care of children in KidsZone areas. Provides a quality experience to children and parents that focuses on exceptional service and care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Nurtures children through purposeful play to provide care and belonging while developing relationships with members and their children.
  • Implements curriculum and activity plans within the established guidelines.
  • Supervises and participates in activities with all children ranging from ages as young as 6 weeks up to 12 years old.
  • Makes ongoing, systematic observations and evaluations of each child.
  • Maintains positive relationships and effective communication with parents.
  • Maintains required program records and equipment needs.
  • Improvises quickly and appropriately when faced with unexpected circumstances, to better meet the needs of members and their children.
  • Bottle feed and diaper change of infants/toddlers.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Minimum age 15 required.
  • Must be flexible to work evenings and weekends.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to relate and communicate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
  • Must have a passion for working with young children.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Visual, auditory, and verbal ability to communicate effectively.
  • Must have a high level of alertness, concentration, and initiative.
  • Sufficient strength, agility, and mobility to perform job responsibilities.
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs. and stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time; occasionally stoop/bend.
  • Maintain a neat and professional appearance at all times.
  • Sufficient physical strength and agility to carry out essential duties.
  • Position may require bending, leaning, kneeling, and walking.
  • Must demonstrate initiative and sound judgment.

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