Position Duties and Responsibilities:

Service Delivery

- Child Care Services – caring for children in a nurturing and protected environment.
- Plan, implement, and supervise a variety of activities for the children.
- Interact with the children, taking part in active play activities.
- Attend to children’s personal needs

Safety and Maintenance

- Ensure the safety and well-being of children, through supervision of activities.
- Monitor the childcare spaces and ensure that toys, equipment, and furniture are safe. (Free of sharp edges, stable, non-swallowable sizes).
- Replace bedding after every use.
- Ensure cleanliness of the playroom daily.
- Wash and disinfect toys, tables, and chairs on a regular basis.

Administration

- Maintain child statistics and forms, recording daily the arrival and departure times of the children.
- Other duties as required.
- Internal and External Relations




- Provide verbal reports to all parents (child’s activities/behaviors).
- Monitor and provide direction for volunteers, students to the program, as required.
- Administer first aid as needed.
- Prepare Incident Forms when a child requires first aid.

Skills and Qualifications

- Possess good interpersonal skills.
- Possess sound communication skills (oral and written).
- Demonstrate ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Knowledge of the Housing First Philosophy.
- Knowledge of the Trauma Informed Person-centred approach.
- Knowledge of the Harm-Reduction Philosophy.
- Knowledge of "Learning Through Play" philosophy.
- Knowledge of child developmental stages.
- Knowledge of childhood diseases/health issues.
- Knowledge of activity programming.

📌 Child Care Worker - Part-Time from 12:00pm - 8:00pm Monday - Friday (Lethbridge)
🏢 Young Women's Christian Association of Lethbridge u0026 District
📍 Lethbridge