Event Care Staff

  Title:  Event Care Staff

Purpose:  Parkview Kids partners with parents in teaching their children about Jesus and modeling what it means to live out the way of Jesus in the world.  Our event care staff assists in accomplishing this by caring for children in a safe loving environment during adult events. 

Responsible to:  Event Care Coordinator

Requirements:

 Spiritual

• Growing Christian, deepening his/her personal relationship with Jesus Christ and Modeling this to others 


• Possess a desire to be an active participant in seeing real people, with real faith, experience real change.

Personal

• Teachable


• Team Player


• Servant’s heart


• Able to take direction as well as work independently


• Personable


• Creative


• Self motivated


• Positive/affirming attitude


• Flexible

Essential Responsibilities

The selected candidate will engage in aspects of event care including:

Personal Development:

• Attend periodic training meetings for equipping and team-building


• Continually develop skills to make children feel safe, cared for and welcomed

Ministry Development:

• Care for children during event care including facilitating crafts/games and monitoring play/interaction


• Provide for the physical needs of children during the event care including serving snacks, diapering, toilet assistance, comforting and other care as needed


• Ensure a clean and safe environment for children by following all safety guidelines, encouraging children in safe play and cleaning toys/materials as directed

Requirements  (Specific degrees, certifications, skills, experience desired)

General:

• Self motivated, servant leader, teachable, flexible, enthusiastic, emotionally intelligent, humble

Competencies:

• Experienced in caring for young children in a church setting


• Knowledge of early childhood development


• Solid interpersonal and conflict resolution skills


• CPR certification preferred


• Ability to lift a child or infant (up to 25 lbs.) repeatedly during a 3 hour period of time


• Ability to stand continuously for up to 3 hours at a time


• A successful criminal background check and reference checks

Time Requirements:

Part-time – 3 - 8 hours/week