PlayCare Aide

at  Olympic Peninsula YMCA

Company Overview
The Olympic Peninsula YMCA is a non-profit organization that oversees Y programs and focuses on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Our mission is to build healthy minds, bodies, and spirits throughout the communities we serve. We strive to promote the values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty. We are open to people of all ages, beliefs, incomes, races, genders, and abilities.
Job Description/General Function
Playcare Aides are hired to work in Playcare. The YMCAs drop off childcare facility. Playcare staff is hired to engage children in positive relationships, and creative and fun activities, cultivating a positive and safe atmosphere while allowing children to express themselves in free play. Playcare staff follows instructions in accordance with the policies, procedures, and standards established by the Association. Develops positive relationships with parents and proactively strive to increase the opportunity to integrate members into other YMCA programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality participant supervision and engagement in accordance with YMCA policy
• Carry out positive guidance and discipline when needed
• Interacts with participants continually while on shift
• Ensures safety by following established cleaning schedule and safety guidelines
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with both children and their parents
• Seeks other tasks when the adult/child ratio allows
• Works as a team with other staff
• Other activities and/or projects as assigned
• Attends staff meetings and training as required and completes all required online training which includes child abuse prevention training within 7 days of hire
• Upholds YMCA policies for safety, supervision, mandated reporting, and risk management. Adheres to policies related to boundaries with youths

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience working with children ages 0-12
• Knowledge of child development
• Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations
• Ability to relate well and communicate effectively with a diverse group of individuals, in all circumstances
• Pass a comprehensive background screening
• Be 16 years of age or older
• Have a current CPR and first aid certification or be able to obtain one within 30 days of hire

Additional Expectations and Duties

• Attends staff meetings and trainings as required and complete all online trainings which include child abuse prevention training within 7 days of hire
• Upholds YMCA policies for safety, supervision, mandated reporting, and risk management. Adheres to policies to boundaries with youths
• Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations in accordance with mandated reporting requirements
• Responsible for general housekeeping tasks to ensure the workspace is always clean
• Submits hours worked accurately on the electronic timecard, within timelines for supervisor approval
• Passion for high standards and beliefs in the YMCA mission of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility

Working Conditions

Environment

• Office/fitness/daycare environment with occasional interruptions
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• Evening and/or early morning, and/or weekend hours required periodically

Physical Abilities

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 essential functions.

• Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate
• Be able to communicate using a computer and phone/smart device
• The employee frequently is required to sit and reach and must be able to move around the work environment
• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations, ability to act swiftly in an emergency
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust
• May require physical effort and cardiac endurance while reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, balancing, bending, leaning, kneeling, walking, and climbing
• Carrying supplies up to 25lbs

Responsibilities

• Provides quality participant supervision and engagement in accordance with YMCA policy
• Carry out positive guidance and discipline when needed
• Interacts with participants continually while on shift
• Ensures safety by following established cleaning schedule and safety guidelines
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with both children and their parents
• Seeks other tasks when the adult/child ratio allows
• Works as a team with other staff
• Other activities and/or projects as assigned
• Attends staff meetings and training as required and completes all required online training which includes child abuse prevention training within 7 days of hire
• Upholds YMCA policies for safety, supervision, mandated reporting, and risk management. Adheres to policies related to boundaries with youth

Additional Expectations and Duties

• Attends staff meetings and trainings as required and complete all online trainings which include child abuse prevention training within 7 days of hire
• Upholds YMCA policies for safety, supervision, mandated reporting, and risk management. Adheres to policies to boundaries with youths
• Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations in accordance with mandated reporting requirements
• Responsible for general housekeeping tasks to ensure the workspace is always clean
• Submits hours worked accurately on the electronic timecard, within timelines for supervisor approval
• Passion for high standards and beliefs in the YMCA mission of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibilit

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 essential functions.

• Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate
• Be able to communicate using a computer and phone/smart device
• The employee frequently is required to sit and reach and must be able to move around the work environment
• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations, ability to act swiftly in an emergency
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust
• May require physical effort and cardiac endurance while reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, balancing, bending, leaning, kneeling, walking, and climbing
• Carrying supplies up to 25lb