Looking for Childcare Attendant - Temporary Hourly in Moses Lake, WA
Job title: Childcare Attendant - Temporary Hourly
Company: Big Bend Community College
Job description: Position Summary
Big Bend Community College (BBCC), a rural college serving vibrant, culturally rich communities in the Columbia Basin of Central Washington invites applications for a Childcare Aide in the college's Childcare Center.
To work at BBCC you will be participating in a movement. We are taking action to intentionally and fearlessly create a college where all feel they belong, all people are represented and respected for their lived experiences, and each has received the recognition and support needed to thrive. Our students, the HEART of BBCC, and our employees, the SOUL, are the reason we are deepening our commitment to this movement.
BBCC's organizational strength is captured in our small but mighty spirit. A small college taking on BIG things to enact BIG change to lift our students and employees. We are dedicated to extending postsecondary access to all our service district members and providing an environment for all to grow personally and professionally, steered by our mission and vision.
Vision: To become our communities' first choice to dream, learn, and succeed.
Mission
Serve as a Bridge
Stand as a Leader
Support for Success
Our guiding principles are a call to action, establishing a standard for how we interact with each other, present BBCC in the community, serve students AND act upon areas of inequity.
Guiding Principles
Honor our Role as a Hispanic-Serving Institution
Advocate for Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity
Embrace our Workplace Norms
Innovate Proactively
Model Integrity
Educate All
If you share these values, we encourage you to come be a part of the movement happening at Big Bend Community College.
This position is open until filled. Big Bend Community College reserves the right to offer this position to a qualified candidate at any time, so a prompt response is encouraged.
This position is not benefit eligible.
Essential Job Duties
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Assist in providing a safe and healthy learning environment for children.
- Follows all state and federal regulations regarding instructional practices, fire, health, and safety standards, to include hand washing, laundry, and housekeeping practices.
- Assist with supervision of children's activities and enters into children's free play, outdoor activities, field trips, songs, games, and other activities as assigned.
- Assist with observations, evaluations and provide information for each child as requested by the childcare manager.
- Follow Learning Center Childcare procedures to receive and discharge the children from the center.
- Assist children in developing social and self-help skills (i.e. eating with children, brushing teeth, ect.).
- Maintain a clean and sanitary environment by washing and disinfecting furniture, equipment, and toys on the posted schedule according to health regulations.
- accurately maintain required records such as meal count, attendance, minor incident/accident reports, medical emergency reports, and child outcome records.
- Attend staff meeting, and participate in training sessions.
- Maintain agency confidentiality regarding children, families and staff information.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Negative results of TB Skin Test within the last 12 months.
- Current Mumps, Measles and Rubella immunity.
- HIV/Aids Bloodborne Pathogen Training within the last 12 months.
- Current Basic First Aid/CPR for Infant/Child/Adult Certification.
- Current Washington State Food Worker Card.
- Completed (DCYF) Department of Children, Youth and Family approved Childcare Basics Training OR ECED 107 Health, Safety & Nutrition Class.
- Experience working with individuals from diverse academic, socioeconomic, age, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.
- English/Spanish or English/Ukrainian/Russian Proficiency
- Cover letter, addressing why you are interested in this position and how your qualifications make you the ideal candidate.*
- Comprehensive resume or CV.*
- Response(s) to the questions found in the Supplemental Questions Tab above.*
- Unofficial transcripts documenting undergraduate and graduate course work and degrees. Official transcripts required upon employment.*