Half Pints Assistant

Bring your energy, creativity, and love of working with little ones to theHalf Pintsteam! This position supports the Half Pints Leader in creating fun, engaging, and enriching experiences for children ages35.

During theSeptemberMayprogram season, youll help coordinate daily enrichment and recreation activities, keep little minds and bodies busy, and help make each morning a fun place to learn, play, and grow.

The regular schedule isMondayFriday, 8:00 AM11:30 AM.

If you enjoy working with young children, love creating fun experiences, and are ready to bring a little extra sunshine to their day, this could be the perfect fit for you! ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Executes planned activities.Assists supervisor in planning program activities.Participates in structured activities with the children.Monitors and supervises children in all activities.Enforces program rules and policies.Ensures child is released to the correct parent/guardian.Keep attendance records and maintains a safe environment for the children.

Prepares facility for daily activities and cleans up facility at end of the day.Assists with coordinating weekly themed summer camps for various ages.Steps in as Half Pints Leader when the Leader is out.

Assists with special events and programs as assigned.Assists co-workers.Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS High School Diploma or equivalent.One-year experience in recreation, education, or related field preferred.CPR and First Aid Certification required within 90 days of hire.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Ability to perform CPR and basic first aid.Ability to monitor planned activities with children.

Ability to supervise and relate well to children.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Ability to provide customer service to include problem solving and dispute resolution when necessary.Ability to work under pressure, in a fast-paced environment.

SAFETY Employee is responsible for adhering to all safety procedures and regulations established by the Department, the City and all State and Federal organizations.

Any safety concern should be reported to a supervisor immediately.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work requires exerting up to 15 pounds of force occasionally to move objects and the following physical abilities: balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, grasping, handling, hearing, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity and walking.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work is typically performed indoors with some outdoor work.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.

Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifi...