Lead Childcare Provider

Ivy House: Lead Childcare Provider
Sharing God’s love with families by providing a safe and caring
place for kids to stay.

JOB TITLE:       Lead Childcare Provider
REPORTS TO:  Director

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lead Childcare Provider will oversee the childcare program at Ivy House. The main responsibility for this role is to provide direct care to at-risk children, newborn to 10 years of age in a child/staff ratio of 3:1 during daytime hours. The Lead Childcare Provider will provide a safe, healthy, loving, and nurturing care environment, which fosters physical, social, personal, creative, and language development in children. The other aspect of this position will be to plan children’s activities based on child development knowledge, design the learning environment, and implement and supervise developmentally appropriate learning.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
●      Provide direct care and supervision to the children in the Ivy House’s care.
●      Plan and prepare craft activities for the children.
●      Positively and professionally interact with parents and members of the community.
●      Provide care for the physical, social and emotional needs of the children.
●      Prepare and serve meals or snacks as scheduled.
●      Follow the daily schedule of Ivy House.
●      Maintain a healthy and nurturing care environment.
●      Document children’s activities and behaviors on a childcare log.
●      Communicate effectively.
●      Respect and always maintain the confidentiality of children and families.
●      Light housekeeping and laundry duties.
●      Administer medications when necessary.
●      Perform Child Health Assessments when necessary.
●      Ensure that Ivy House policies and procedures are followed during assigned shifts.
●      Complete intakes and discharges proficiently.
●      Perform other duties as assigned.

SHIFTS NEEDED
●      When we have children onsite: daytime hours, 6am-2pm, or any hours in-between

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
·      All Childcare Specialists must be 21 years of age or older.
·      All Childcare Specialists must pass a background check.

EXPERIENCE
●      Experience working with children in a school or childcare setting.
●      Experience working with children of all backgrounds.
●      Knowledge of child development preferred.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES
●      Dependable and reliable.
●      Team leader.
●      Organization skills.
●      Understanding and sensitive to the needs of young children/families in crisis.
●      Ability to provide positive and nurturing care to children.
●      Strong communication skills.
●      Carry out group and individual activities.
●      Ability to problem solve under pressure and to do multiple tasks.

Minimum Physical Requirements:
●      Ability to lift 40 pounds.
●      Ability to sit on the floor with ability to rise quickly.