Prek Daycare Teacher-Cambridge City YMCA Daycare

Job Title: Cambridge City YMCA Prek Lead Teacher

Department: School Age Child Care FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Status: Part-Time Hourly Reports to: Y-Care Site Director
Position Summary:
Under the guidance of the Y-Care Director, the Y-Care Staff Member will assist with the
Implementation of the Y-Care program. The Y-Care Staff Member is responsible for helping to maintain a safe, clean Y-Care Program site: ensuring a high level of program quality and working to establish a positive relationship with all program participants and their families. The Y-Care Staff
Member will provide a positive role model to youth within the philosophy of the YMCA standards and expectations.
Essential Functions:
Provides excellent service to children, parents, and school administers/teachers
Create a welcoming, caring, and professional environment for all children, parents, and staff
Meet children’s physical, emotional, and educational needs
Maintain a healthy and hygienic environment
Maintain a good relationship with parents

Create learning programs inside the classroom.
Work in a team environment and encourage open communication
Communicate effectively with the Y-Care Leader and Director of Child Care
Adhere to polices as stated in the YMCA Child Care Policies and Procedures Manual and in subsequent
YMCA trainings and meetings
Ensure that all staff and children are respectful of Y-Care site and YMCA property
Handle additional tasks as needed.
YMCA Competencies (Leader):
Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.
Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions.
Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another.
Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience.
Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high- value experience for members.
Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

Qualifications:
1. Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
2. Ability to connect with children and parents of diverse backgrounds.
3. Previous experience in childcare.
4. Ability to interact and play with children.
5. Basic mathematical skills.

Skills:
1. Commitment to Y Values-Honesty, Caring, Respect and Responsibility.
2. Experience working with children.
3. Be a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and responsible individual committed to assisting the Y-Care
4. Program to reach its goal.
5. First Aid and CPR certification is up to date.

Maintain a good relationship with parents:
1. Be polite and helpful at all times, smiling and greeting both parents and children as they come and go

Get to know the parents’ names
2. Maintain the confidentiality of information obtained in the course of professional dealings with the children and families
3. Respect culture and social differences and allow for different parenting styles and values
4. Make parents feel welcome and comfortable in the program
5. Keep the relationship between parents and self on a professional level

Working Environment:
1. No Low-Cut Tops or Short Shorts
2. Works set shifts and if unable to work schedule shift, finds replacement or doesn’t take off

Duties & Responsibilities:
1. At all times, model, reinforce, and abide by the YMCA core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and

Responsibility and the YMCA Code of Conduct
2. Assist with the supervision and execution of the program including planning out creative programming, crafts, games, and fun days. Communicate plans to the Y-Care director weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
3. Build relationships with parents, children, and the school administration/teachers. Help foster a relationship of trust and respect with the school.
4. Attend all meetings that are pertinent to this position
5. Maintain procedures that ensure the safety and staff and the cleanliness of program areas
6. Assist in daily supervision during school breaks
7. Participate in cleaning and maintaining facilities and equipment
8. Prepare snack ensuring proper clean up afterwards as needed
9. Help with scheduling of staff and maintaining staff ratios.
10. Help feed the children breakfast and lunch
11. Ensure proper diapering/toilet procedures as trained.

Richmond Family YMCA 1215 South J Street
Phone (765) 962-7504 Fax (765) 962-7506

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $12.00 - $13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person