Employment

West Catholic High School is looking to fill a Daycare Assistant position (hourly/non-exempt). The Daycare Assistant will assist the Daycare Lead in caring for and assessing the needs of children in the West Catholic Daycare Center throughout the day.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing a clean and healthy environment for children and staff
• Setting up activities and cleaning up after activities have been completed
• Participating in the planning of daily schedules, activities and special events with the Daycare Lead
• Changing clothes, diapers and cleaning up after accidents
• Preparing children for snacks, meals and transition times
• Assisting the Daycare Lead as needed with duties such as: discarding, sorting and replacing toys and equipment; making suggestions that are helpful and supportive to the Daycare Lead; decorating bulletin boards; routine filing, cleaning tasks, etc.
• Contributing to the program by telling or reading stories, planning group experiences, crafts or projects
• Ensuring proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices
• Assisting in on-the-job training of new staff on routine procedures
• Being attentive to health, sanitation, nutrition and safety
• Dressing and conducting oneself in a professional manner
• Sitting with and supervising children at mealtimes
• Being friendly and courteous to parents during any interactions
• Being open to continual professional development both in and out of school
• Working as a disciple of the Catholic faith and upholding values in word and action

Job Qualifications and Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One year of experience working in a childcare setting preferred
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to build a strong rapport with colleagues
• Excellent listening skills
• Patience with children
• Child, Infant and Adult CPR Training, First Aid, Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting, Universal Precautions Training and Essential Training are required within 6 months of hire

Ideal Candidate Competencies:

• Must be comfortable with pretend/imaginative play
• Ability to creatively redirect children
• Ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities with the children in mind first
• Ability to engage children while reading a book using inflection
• Ability to understand and follow safety procedures
• Ability to safely use cleaning equipment and supplies
• Ability to life and manipulate children and heavy objects
• Ability to read, understand, follow and enforce safety procedures
• Ability to understand written and verbal communications
• Ability to remain calm during extended crying periods
• Ability to balance a variety of competing priorities

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to be active in the classroom, including getting down on the floor with children, sitting, bending and lifting
• Job may involve extended periods of time standing or sitting
• Requires some lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling objects up to 50 pounds

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Holidays and Paid Time Off benefits, student tuition discount benefit of up to 33% after 1 year of service

Interested candidates should complete an application for employment or send resumes to:

Don St. Andre
Human Resources Director
Grand Rapids Catholic Secondary Schools
[email protected]
616-264-6272

Deadline: Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.