Child Watch Attendant - La Jolla
- La Jolla, CA
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Location: Shepherd YMCA Firehouse (Opportunity to also work/sub at Dan McKinney Family YMCA)
- Must be available at least three days including Saturday
- Available Shift Times:
- Monday - Friday: 8:45 am - 12:15 pm
- Saturday: 7:45 am - 12:15 pm
- Ability to work effectively with others in alignment with the YMCA 4 Core Values
- Models the 4 Core Values in all aspects of position responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate the provision of age-appropriate activities and events for participants
- Supervise participants, ensuring their guidance and safety
- Interact with participants in a positive manner while being consistent, fair and treating everyone in the program with dignity and respect
- Follow emergency procedures appropriately to ensure the safety of participants and staff
- Communicate in a positive and effective manner with all participants, parents, members and co-workers
- Follow YMCA policies and procedures. Inform appropriate staff of any policy or safety concerns
- General housekeeping duties including cleaning bathrooms, wiping down tables, sweeping/mopping/vacuuming floors, taking out trash and locking all doors
- Maintain professional demeanor at all times to ensure the YMCA image and mission statement are upheld
- Assist in planning, supervision and implementation of the daily schedule and curriculum
- Attend staff meetings and trainings
- Provide support to other departments as needed
- Wear YMCA staff shirt and name tag during working hours
- Ability to lead sports, games and curriculum activities, monitor behavior and general house-keeping responsibilities
- Ability to relate to children and adults in a professional manner
- Ability to lift children and infants
- Ability to effectively communicate in person and by phone
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency
- Other duties as assigned
- Experience working with infants and children a plus
- Sincere interest in working with children
- Must have a warm and friendly personality and the sensitivity to meet the needs of a diverse population
- Excellent customer service experience and organization skills
- Licensing, state law and our government funders require that staff within YMCA of San Diego County be fingerprinted, prior to reporting to work, and include subsequent arrest notifications
- CPR/AED, and First Aid Certification, must include Adult and Child/Infant, obtained within 30 days of hire and must be from one of the following certifying organizations:
- American Red Cross
- American Heart Association
- American Safety & Health Institute