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Description

Childcare Assistant

YWCA Mission Statement

YWCA Rock County is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

Job Summary

The Childcare Assistant is responsible for planning and implementing age-appropriate activities and at all times incorporating a safe and social atmosphere. Provides support to the Child Care Supervisor

Major Responsibilities

1. Know all daily site procedures and help to ensure that daily tasks are completed (attendance, checking voicemail, snack procedures, lesson planning, child guidance, carrying out activities, cleaning up, and all other day to day aspects of the program).

2. Support children to develop physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually; ensure program space is safe, clean and comfortable for active and quiet needs.

3. Maintain positive interactions with children at all times; greet parents and children daily.

4. Deliver the program in a positive environment of safety, support and care in keeping with the Child Care Program purpose.

5. Create an environment that supports a wide range of activities and interests; enforce school policies and site rules and use positive techniques to help guide children's behavior.

6. Read weekly meeting notes and communication log book

7. Maintain the YWCA Child Care Program licensure; comply with all state licensing regulations and training, Department of Public Instruction Guidelines, and Young Star.

8. Share in organizing and cleaning out the site storage area to maintain it in an orderly fashion

9. Assist with the lesson planning process.

10. Assist in setting up two parent events per year (open house, conferences, talent show etc.)

11. Attend staff, departmental, and other YWCA meetings as assigned.

12. Maintain familiarity with YWCA goals, mission and programs.

13. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

o High School Diploma, or equivalent; advanced degree in child development preferred.

o 1-3 years' experience working with children.

o Satisfactorily completed 10 hours training in the care of school-age children or equivalent; as approved by Wisconsin DPI; or be willing to complete at least 10 hours training within 6 months of hire.

o Current CPR and AED certification.

o Ability to provide a safe, supportive, and stimulating environment for children.

o Detail-oriented with good communication, problem solving and organizational skills. 

o Ability to develop a team approach with staff, volunteers and community partners. 

o Strong interpersonal and communication skills; enthusiastic, warm and approachable.

o Experience working with culturally and economically diverse populations.

o Good judgement when making decisions. Able to make collaborative decisions for the good of the YWCA.

YWCA is committed to recognizing and valuing diversity and strives to create a work place in which diversity is intentionally developed and celebrated. YWCA will not accept any intolerant or discriminatory behavior - especially that related to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, military status, political belief or any additional characteristic protected by applicable law. 

To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities. Job descriptions represent a general outline of job responsibilities and qualifications. They are not intended to be comprehensive in nature. In addition, jobs evolve over time and, therefore, their descriptions may not reflect the precise nature of the position at a given point of time

Supervisor

Child   Care Director

Hours

Split morning and afternoon shift. Primarily days   with occasional evenings and weekends as required, on-call duties

Compensation

NON-EXEMPT,   Part time with benefits for 20 or more hours p/week 

YWCA Rock Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies:

1. Community: Demonstrates a commitment to improving lives and securing futures with themselves and others. Effectively communicates the benefits and impact of YWCA efforts. Ensures community engagement.  Ensures the voices of the community are heard.

2. Values: Models and teaches YWCA values. Reinforces YWCA values within the organization and the community. Incorporates values into the organization's vision and strategies.

3. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Develops strategies to ensure staff and volunteers reflect the community. Champions inclusion activities, strategies and initiatives. Develops and implements intentional systems of DEI throughout the organization.

4. Relationships: Builds relationships to create community. Builds and nurtures strategic relationships to enhance support for the YWCA. Develops relationships with influential leaders to impact and strengthen the community.

5. Communication: Demonstrates active listening. Seeks to understand, asks questions. Communicates to obtain buy-in and support of YWCA goals. Communicates to engage and inspire people within and outside the YWCA

6. Developing Others: Provides others with feedback, coaching, guidance and support. Provides. tools and resources for the development of others. Ensures that a talent management system is in place and executed effectively.

7. Decision Making: Provides others with frameworks for making decisions. Integrates multiple thinking processes to make decisions. Possesses penetrating insight and strong strategic and critical thinking skills.

8. Innovation: Involves the community and seeks input in the development of policies, programs and activities. Invests resources in well-designed innovation initiatives.

9. Project Management: Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team. Ensures executions of plans. Creates a structure to deliver organization-wide results to achieve objectives.

10. Finance: Effectively creates and manages budgets. Develops and implements stewardship strategies.

11. Quality Results: Holds staff accountable or high- quality results using a formal process to measure progress. Assigns clear accountability and ensures continuous improvement. Determines benchmarks and ensures appropriate leadership to meet objectives.

12. Self-Development: Shares new insights. Fosters a learning environment embracing diverse abilities and approaches. Creates a learning organization.

13. Flexibility: Creates positivity in self and fosters it in others to support change. Partners to create positive change in the community.Job Type

Part-time

6:15-8:15 AM and/or 2:45-6 PM

Monday-Friday

Rock County residents

YWCA Mission

The YWCA Rock County is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, freedom, justice and dignity for all.

Child Care Program Purpose Statement

The purpose of the YWCA Child Care Programs is to provide a high quality, affordable child care options for parents of children ages 5-12. The programs provide a safe, supportive, and stimulating environment for children.  

Definition

The Child Care Assistant works under the direct supervision of the Child Care Site Supervisor, the Program Director and/or the Assistant Program Director. Provides support to the Child Care Supervisor. 

Qualifications

 Must be at least 18 yrs old and completed 10 hours training in the care of school-age children or equivalent; as approved by Wisconsin DPI. or be willing to complete at least 10 hours training within 3 months of hire, or 17 yrs old and completed a child  care class.  CPR and AED certification is required within 3 months of hire.

Other: Benefits

             Discounted Child Care

             Weekends Free

             Possible to attend classes in between work hours