Nursery Caregiver

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Job Title: Nursery Caregiver Reports To: Childcare Coordinator FLSA Status: Non Exempt, part time Summary: Nursery Caregivers are responsible for the safety, care, and comfort of children ages 0-3 during Sunday services and for children ages 0-14 for special events. Primary Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned): --Provide childcare for infants and children on Sunday mornings by: -observing safety procedures at all time -overseeing free play on equipment and with toys, ensuring that this is done safely -providing care and comforting children as needed -providing bottles of milk brought from home as requested -changing diapers -providing information and reassurance to parents as needed -help to ensure that the Nursery is clean and inviting --Providing childcare outside of Sunday mornings for special events held at the church or off site for: trainings, annual events and meetings, interest or affiliation group events, and others as your schedule permits Hours: Sundays 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., responsive to email/phone text at other times during the week, occasional childcare during church events on Sundays after church and other times during the week Compensation: starts at $16/hour Qualifications: -Verifiable history of providing dependable and reliable care to infants and/or children -Ability to interface with a diverse population of children, teens, and adults. -Consent to and pass a criminal background check. -Complete online sexual abuse prevention training through MinistrySafe Language Ability: Ability to read schedules. Ability to interact appropriately with children, youth and adults. Reasoning Ability: Ability to set priorities, define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and deal with both abstract and concrete variables. Certificates and Licenses: Certification in infant CPR or willingness to become certified. Documentation demonstrating completion of CPR training is required. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate to high when infants, toddlers, and children are in attendance. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to use the keyboard of a computer to assist with check-in while sitting or standing. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and go up and down flights of stairs.