CHILDCARE ASSOCIATE

International Bay Clubs - Pleasanton, CA

Full-time

Pleasanton, CA

About the position

The Childcare Associate at Bay Clubs LLC is responsible for providing a safe, clean, and engaging environment for children aged six weeks to six years. This role involves caring for children, ensuring their safety, and implementing age-appropriate activities while maintaining a positive interaction with both children and parents. The position requires flexibility in working hours, including weekends and holidays, and emphasizes teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Care for children ages six weeks through six years.
• Provide a safe, clean environment including sanitizing toys and play areas, checking and changing diapers, picking up toys, and wiping down tables and counters.
• Ensure the entire childcare space is supervised and that every zone with a child is staffed.
• Complete all items on the opening and closing operations checklists.
• Greet parents and children with a smile; invite children to join activities.
• Ensure interaction with children at all times, focusing on engaging older, shy, and/or bored children; comfort and assist crying children.
• Organize and implement age-appropriate activities such as craft time and story time.
• Treat children with responsive respectfulness, coaching rather than scolding; discuss behavior tactfully and out of range of the child's hearing.
• Be present on the floor and offer assistance as necessary.
• Communicate timely and follow up as appropriate.
• Participate actively in events, programs, meetings, and training.
• Represent the club in a professional manner through image, dress, communication, and immediate follow-through.

Requirements

• Minimum one (1) year of experience caring for children in a daycare or babysitting environment.
• Professional, friendly manner and excellent customer service attitude and abilities.
• Strong verbal communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Enthusiastic, responsible, and dependable team player.
• Self-motivated, takes initiative, and willing to acquire new skills.
• Well organized and detail-oriented.
• Computer literate.
• CPR certification required.