Children’s Waiting Room - Child Watch Part Time Attendant (ASYMCA / BACH)

Job Purpose:

Provide supervision to children (ages 6mo to 12 years old) whose parent/sibling (s) have medical appointments at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH). Hours of operation are Monday-Friday 8:00-4:00 and closed daily form 12:00-12:30 for lunch.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Program and Services Management

• Provide a variety of activities for toddlers to 12-year-olds.
• Interacts with children; provides a nurturing environment for infants & children.
• Changes infant’s diapers when needed, ensuring the Diaper Log is filled out and submitted monthly to the Director of Programs.
• Provides bathroom breaks for those children who are potty-trained.
• Advises Director of Programs of any issues/concerns at the facility.
• Follows all Child Abuse Reporting procedures.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Ensures new parents fill out proper registration forms, to include receiving copies of immunization records for CWR record file.
• Ensures Daily Register Report is filled out by parent signing child in/out.
• Maintains registration files (old and new).
• Provide parent and Director of Programs with written incident report when necessary, involving any child.

Attendance/Administration

• Arrives on time daily as scheduled.
• Attends all mandatory training sessions and staff meetings as scheduled.
• Demonstrates understanding and proper use of the chain of command when addressing situations and concerns.
• Ensures that all records are kept confidential and locked in filing cabinet when not in use.
• Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.

Facility and Equipment Management

• Maintains safe and clean child-watch area.
• Opens and closes the CWR daily.
• Organizes, sanitizes and stores toys and materials to ensure order in child-watch area.
• Ensures toys and equipment are kept in good working order

• Reports unsafe condition to the Director of Programs.
• Request needed supplies from the Director of Programs.

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Programs

Working Conditions

• Day care environment
• Physical demands are standing for prolonged periods of time, standing, kneeling and sitting on the floor while interacting with the children.
• Sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel and uses hands, arms and legs for dexterity, balance and climbing stairs frequently. Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• Occasionally lifts, carries, and balances objects weighing up to 30 pounds

Qualifications:

• Must be customer service-oriented, have good phone and interpersonal skills.
• Prior work experience in childcare.
• Understanding of military family issues.
• Prior experience preparing and developing age-appropriate activities.

Post Hire Requirements:

• Pass a criminal background check.
• Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR training/certification completed within 90 days