Kidspace Drop-In Child Care Attendant

JOB TITLE: YMCA Kidspace Attendant

SUPERVISOR: Program Director

GENERAL FUNCTION: Under the general supervisor of the Program Director the babysitter will care for children in the Kidspace room.

QUALIFICATIONS: The Kidspace Attendant must possess a minimum of a ninth grade education in one year’s experience working with children.

PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES:

• Follow duties assigned by the Program Director or Associate Executive Director. These duties may include:

• Attend various staff trainings.
• Supervising children while playing indoors
• Find a substitute when unable to work.
• Performing other various other tasks: reading stories, playing games, and communicating with parents
• Administering first aid
• Providing stimulation to babies through holding, rocking, talking to, playing with them, and carrying them
• Changing diapers and toileting children
• Preparing, feeding, and cleaning up children’s meals and snacks
• Straightening up the Kidspace room: washing dishes, cleaning toys, cleaning the fridge and tabletops, and vacuuming.