Childcare Attendant

Job Details: Job Location: Rec Center - Wheat Ridge, CO, Salary Range: $17.00 - $21.08Hourly, GENERAL PURPOSE: Responsible for providing a safe and fun environment for children attending the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center drop-in Childcare facility, primarily supervising the activities of children from the age of 6 months to 10 years.

Wheat Ridge is located on the ancestral homelands of Native peoples who lived on and stewarded this land long before its incorporation. During the 1859 Gold Rush, the City was  a rest stop for miners and later named for its golden wheat fields. As unsuccessful miners turned to farming, the area thrived with orchards, vegetable fields, and later, greenhouses, earning the title “Carnation City.” Incorporated in 1969, Wheat Ridge now offers a central location with easy access to Denver and the Rocky Mountains. It operates as a home-rule city with a council-manager government, where the elected council sets policy, and the manager oversees daily operations and budgeting

CORE VALUES: The City of Wheat Ridge is committed to excellence and ACTION!:

Accountability: Employees take responsibility for their actions, decisions, and recommendations and are accountable to each other and the community.
Change: Adapts to changing organizational needs, conditions, and work responsibilities.
Teamwork: Employees value teamwork as a collaborative effort, with each person contributing unique skills, knowledge, and training to achieve common goals.
Integrity: Employees uphold the highest ethical standards, recognize the importance of public and customer trust and adhere to the values of the organization.
Opportunity: Employees are empowered to grow professionally, develop best practices, and seek challenges to advance the City.
NOW!: Employees are proactive, timely, and efficient in responding to the needs of the organization and the community – NOW! 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Provide a safe and fun environment in which both children as well as guardians 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 Child Care Room; calculate fees due for use of assigned facility and process according to procedure.
Responsible for the enforcement of all childcare policies, as well as, general building 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.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: JOB QUALIFICATIONS: 

Must be 16 years of age or older. 
Thorough knowledge of City and departmental rules and regulations; principles, practices, and techniques of modern childcare work.
Ability to instruct and oversee a group of young children; lead games or activities for group. 
Enforce safety regulations firmly; analyze situations quickly and objectively and determine proper courses of action to be taken. 
Express ideas clearly and concisely to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, the public, and other agencies.
Is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, and other individual differences with all internal and external customers.
No formal education required.
Experience working with preschool and youth ages in a recreational/babysitting setting.
Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides evidence that the applicant possesses the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

American Red Cross Infant/Child/Adult CPR, AED, First Aid, Standard Precautions, or equivalent certifications are required within 60 days of hire.

HOURS OF WORK, LOCATION, AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

This is a part time position and hours will depend on the needs of the program. Work is performed primarily indoors.  Work involves working closely with others, hearing, speaking, and writing.  Lifting and carrying objects 25-50 pounds; pulling pushing, reaching, sitting, walking, standing, bending/stooping, twisting, squatting.  Work requires reading, problem solving, reasoning, customer contact and the use of hands to fingers.  Ability to communicate effectively, manage multiple concurrent tasks and constant interruptions

The City of Wheat Ridge is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and inclusivity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, marital status or any other applicable characteristics protected by law, unless related to a bona fide occupational qualification. The City of Wheat Ridge will consider reasonable accommodations for employment to qualified applicants upon request to the Human Resources Office. 

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with the position.