Babysitting Team Member

## Description

**Position Title:** Babysitting Team Member

**Functional Ministry Area(s):** Kids Ministry

**Reports to:** Childcare Coordinator

**FLSA Classification:** Non-Exempt, Seasonal, Part-Time

**Work Schedule:** Sundays and selected office hours (Tues, Wed, Thurs)

**Seasonal:** Fall Session: Sept 9th to Nov 12th (Sundays ongoing)

**Purpose**

A Babysitter at Hillside Community Church provides safe and nurturing care for children, helping them experience God’s love while their parents participate in ministry. Babysitters serve under the direction of the Childcare Coordinator, model our Core Staff Values, and carry Hillside’s vision of seeing God’s hope transform our cities one story at a time.

**Staff Values**

• Christ-centered: I choose to seek Christ and His kingdom above all else. I will keep the main thing the main thing and strive to love, trust and follow Jesus, stay grounded in Scripture and keep in step with His Spirit day by day
• Compassionate (care): I want to be marked by the compassion of Jesus in how I relate to others, I choose to be a proactive initiator of care, remembering that Jesus is a friend of sinners like me, and reaches out to the suffering
• Collaboration: I choose partnership with God and with others over individual achievement and effort. I want to work with God, and His people on His mission of transformation that is bigger than anyone one of us
• Community: I will devote myself to and faithfully cultivate friendships with others at Hillside. Growing with Jesus always involves being with friends who pray, serve and follow Jesus together
• Commitment: I will wholeheartedly and sacrificially devote myself to God and one another in a world of busyness and overcommitment. In my heart, home, neighborhood and church I will be a devoted follower of Christ
• Courageous: our faith calls us out of our comfort zones and invites us to live with boldness & resiliency, filled with God’s Spirit and power. I will seek first the kingdom of God, being a servant and witness to Him daily
• Celebration: I will choose to be thankful and joyful in the goodness of God and His salvation. Even when sorrowful I will seek to be grateful for the gifts of God. I also choose to rejoice with others as they rejoice

**Core Responsibilities**

• Execute lesson plans provided by the Childcare Coordinator
• Supervise and actively engage with children at all times
• Arrive promptly and prepared for each scheduled shift
• Know and follow all Kids Ministry safety procedures
• Complete assigned Kids Ministry trainings
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for each room

## Qualifications
**Abilities Related to Role:**

• Is an energetic, creative, team player who loves kids!
• Is flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances and environments.
• Ability to assess children’s developmental needs and meet them appropriately.

**Experience, Education, and Skills**

• 1–3 years of experience working with children
• 1–3 years of babysitting experience
• CPR/AED certification (or willingness to obtain upon hire; training available through Hillside)

**Work Schedule**

• Tuesday
• 8:30pm - 12pm
• 5:30pm - 9pm
• Wednesday
• 5:30pm – 9 pm
• Thursday (every other)
• 8:30pm - 12 pm
• Sunday
• 4:30pm - 7:30 pm