Child Watch Attendant (Part Time; Year-Round)

Description

Mountain Recreation provides a dynamic and engaging environment for both participants and staff—one that promotes skill development, movement, life skills, and fun! We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who excel in teamwork, demonstrate strong communication, and exemplify our core values in every interaction.

Mountain Recreation is looking for staff who love kids and can help watch them at our drop-in childcare center while their parent(s) workout at the Gypsum Recreation Center! Great position for stay-at-home parents. Bring your child to work!

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POSITION DETAILS

Job Title: Child Watch Attendant

Location: Gypsum Recreation Center (Gypsum, CO)

Schedule: Part-Time; Year-Round; shifts are Monday through Friday, 8:00am-12:00pm; 4:00pm-7:00pm

Work Environment: Work schedule is varied and may require evenings, weekends, and holidays. Hours vary depending upon specific childcare and youth program needs. The flow of work and character of duties involve normal mental and visual attention much or all the time. Work requires continuous contact with infants, toddlers and children and requires a great deal of energy, patience, and flexibility. Frequent exposure to childhood illnesses poses slight health hazard. Physical exertion includes frequent walking, bending and the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds unassisted, pushing, pulling, and kneeling to lift children, equipment, and supplies. Job stress may include dealing with parents/patron, crowds, uncooperative participants, difficult individuals, exposure to illness and periods of continuous demand.

Supervision Required: Works under the direct supervision of the Gypsum Recreation Center’s Facility Supervisor

Supervision Exercised: None

Salary:  $15.50-$19.37 /hour DOE; staff in this position are eligible for a $1/hour incentive for Spanish/English bilingual and can pass the language competency test.

Benefits: 3.75% employer contribution to a 401(a) retirement account, accrued sick leave in accordance with HFWA, access to all three Mountain Recreation facilities and complimentary membership for employee to Gypsum Recreation Center, 20% off discount for employee and immediate family for facility programs, discounted punch cards for immediate family members to Gypsum Recreation Center, student scholarship opportunities, opportunity to sign up for Vail Valley Partnership’s One Valley Healthcare Plan—an affordable healthcare program providing medical coverage for employees and their families.

Mountain Recreation believes everyone, including staff, deserves to be healthy and happy through creating a culture of accountability, flexibility, and providing world-class benefits. For more information on employee benefits, check out our website https://mountainrec.org/benefits-overview/

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General Statement of Duties: Responsible for providing a safe and fun environment for children attending the Gypsum Recreation Center drop-in childcare facility, primarily supervising the activities of young children.

Examples of Duties:

• Provide a safe and fun environment in which both children and parents feel comfortable; provide corrective action as needed; actively participate in activities attached to program.
• Responsible for completing and reporting accidents or injuries occurring in the assigned area; completing required forms for each child placed in and removed from the Childcare Room
• Responsible for the enforcement of all childcare ang general facility policies.
• Communicate with the supervisor concerning cleaning supplies and program material needed.
• Develop positive relations with customers; communicate recreation programs information to participants and parents. Perform related work as required and assigned.
• Work is performed in accordance with established procedures and well-defined standard practices requiring some authority to select which methods are applicable in any given situation. Virtually all work is reviewed regularly while in progress and upon completion for accuracy and quality.
• Entertain the children with creative activities, games, etc.
• General knowledge of Recreation Center and activities offered.
• Inform supervisor of any known situation that may be hazardous to patrons or staff.
• Performs maintenance duties such as picking up toys/decorations, sweeping/mopping/vacuuming floors, wiping down counters, chairs, tables. Ensure cleanliness and orderliness of child watch area.
• Acts as a mandatory reporter and complies with mandatory reporting guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Requirements

COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Considerable knowledge of: General knowledge of child development and age-appropriate activities.

Skills and abilities:

• Effective communication skill
• Ability to work as a team player.
• Customer service skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment while paying attention to detail.

Requirements:

Education and experience

1. Minimum 15 years of age or older; AND
2. High school graduation or equivalency or currently attending high school; AND
3. Previous volunteer or work experience providing care for infants, toddlers, and children, preferably in a professional setting; OR
4. Any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and ability to perform the above-described duties.
5. Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.

Certifications

1. May require possession of or ability to obtain a valid First Aid/CPR certification within 30 days of hire.

FORWARD TOGETHER

You are welcome at Mountain Rec for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what keeps you active. Recreation is for everyone—and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our organization, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So, bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It is in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way we PLAY.

Colorado Residents: We are committed to fair hiring practices. In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. This position will require the applicant to verify the meeting of a minimum age requirement of 15 years old as such requirement is a bona fide occupational qualification pertaining to public safety and required by law.