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Position Summary

As a Childcare Teacher in the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) Hourly Childcare program, you will create a safe, warm, and engaging environment where children feel cared for and supported every day. Working closely with your classroom team, you’ll help run smooth daily routines, provide high-quality care and enrichment, and build positive, meaningful connections with the children, families, and community members we serve. Hourly Childcare hours of operation are 7:45am - 11:15am Monday-Sunday.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Directly supervise the children in your care and support the children and families.
• Ensure and promote the equitable, fair and consistent treatment of all staff members, parents, and children.
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of your work.
• Provide a safe environment for all children by keeping them in sight and sound at all times.
• Participate in Hourly Childcare department meetings, trainings, and other aspects of professional growth provided by the JCC and other outside resources.
• Partner with the Hourly Childcare Coordinator to help develop and deliver a daily program for children that is founded upon the belief that children will be enriched by developmentally, individually, and culturally appropriate activities.
• Provide children with an emotional environment of acceptance in which children can grow with a positive self-concept.
• Establish and maintain a well-organized, safe, and healthy environment for children.
• Maintain a high level of customer service including handing difficult or emotional customer situations, responding promptly to customer needs, responding to requests for service or assistance and meeting commitments.
• To perform other duties and assume additional responsibilities as needed.

This is a partial list of required duties and responsibilities. The performance of other duties not listed may be become necessary as business conditions dictate.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements (KSAs)

• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team with other staff members, HRS JCC members, and community members.
• Ability to promote high standards of program delivery and professional excellence.
• Ability to articulate the influences of Judaic culture on our programs, operational decisions and mission-based work, be sensitive to cultural differences, demonstrate flexibility and enthusiasm in work style, create a positive and harmonious workplace, effective time management, and understand individual leadership styles and its influence on the well-being of the staff.
• Ability to resolve conflict effectively and demonstrate maturity as well as the ability to get along with a variety of people.
• Demonstrated effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills; customer-service orientation with specific strength in diplomacy and discretion strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and as part of a team.
• Must be 17 years of age or older.

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification for infants, children, and adults. (Will train on site as needed).
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in childcare preferred.

What We Offer

We provide a competitive salary and a Total Talent Rewards package designed to support our people:

• Free JCC Membership: Access to our state-of-the-art fitness and aquatics facilities.
• Program Discounts: Significant discounts on early childhood education, wellness, camping, and cultural programs.
• Retirement: Participation in a 403(b) defined contribution plan.
• Balance: Paid time off and holiday observance (for those scheduled 20+ hours/week).

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call (414) 964-4444 or contact us at hr at jccmilwaukee dot org.