Child Care FLOAT

## Description

**POSITION SUMMARY:**

The person selected for this position will be under the direct supervision of the Youth & Family Director and Enrichment Directors. They will be responsible for providing an appropriately safe, caring, and enriching environment for the children enrolled in Y Care and Enrichment programs. In this position you will build relationships with parents, school staff, students, Y team members, and help manage sites in Brunswick and RSU1. This position will float between all sites and all locations.

**OUR CULTURE:**

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. At the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. **We are welcoming:** we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. **We are genuine:** we value you and embrace your individuality. **We are hopeful:** we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world.**We are nurturing:** we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. **We are determined:** above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger, beginning with you.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:**

• Float between all child care sites: Kate Furbish, Fisher Mitchell, Woolwich, Brunswick ELC, and The Haggett Family Learning Center.
• Supervising youth and presenting positive role modeling through all interactions with program participants.
• To meet program goals/rules as outline in the State of Maine Child Care Licensing, NAEYC, staff handbook, family handbook.
• To keep confidentiality, loyalty, and practice professionalism.
• Extremely reliable and dependable.
• Work a flexible schedule to meet program staffing/planning needs.
• Exercise mature judgment and sound decision making.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Learn, follow, and enforce local Y and national guidelines related to internal policies.
• Provide guidance on school age topics/lessons.
• Must be proactive, self-sufficient, and highly motivated.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

• \*\* Essential functions may change based on staffing & program needs.
• **LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:**

• Relationships
• Communication
• Developing others
• Inclusion

## Qualifications
**QUALIFICATIONS:**
**Education, Training, & Work Experience**

• Minimum Age Requirement of 16 years of age.
• HS Diploma or General Equivalent Diploma (GED) preferred, not required.
• Experience working with children of varied ages.
• A demonstrated ability to provide structure to youth and run meaningful activities & games.

**Specialized Knowledge, Skills, & Certifications**

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from participants and/or administration.
• Ability to write reports that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions that deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Reliable transportation
• CPR/First Aid Certification
• Maine Roads to Quality
• Mandatory Reporting
• DHHS Fingerprinting

**WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:**

• Stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; and talk to hear.
• Stand for up to 6 hours.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.