NRC - CHILD CARE ASSISTANT

NRC - CHILD CARE ASSISTANT

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Nampa, ID

NRC - Child Care Assistant

Hiring Salary Range: $15.25/hour

Department: Harward Recreation Center

Reports to: NRC ED & Gen Program Supervisor

Job Status: Part-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Benefits Eligible: No

PERSI Eligible: No

Travel Required: None

Position(s) Supervised: None

Schedule: Monday - Saturday with varied hours

• This position does not qualify for Visa Sponsorship.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The principal function of an employee in this class is to provide a stable, nurturing environment for children of patrons utilizing Recreation Center facilities. The work is performed under the supervision and direction of an assigned supervisor, but some leeway is granted for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative. The nature of the work performed requires that an employee in this class establish and maintain effective working relationships with the assigned supervisor, other Recreation Center staff, clientele, and the general public.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs customer service functions; including greeting parents and children, describing extent to which child adjusts and behaves to parent/guardian, answering questions related to childcare, and effectively approaching problems that may arise.
• Provides infant care, including assisting infant children between the ages of one day old to two years of age with emotions as a result of separation from parents, promoting socialization, developing large motor skills, feeding by bottle or assistance, changing diapers, comforting infant when upset, and applying first aid when needed.
• Provides childcare, including assisting children between the ages of two and five years old with large and fine motor skills, encouraging communication skills, providing assistance with potty training, promoting sharing and interaction with other children, assisting with snacks, coloring, and playing, and applying first aid when needed.
• Maintains accurate records of all children being supervised, including verifying every child is signed in/out, assuring each child has a registration card, filling out accident forms, and collecting all receipts for parents/guardians in need of delivering payment.
• Maintains a clean, safe environment for the children, including keeping toys, supplies, and surface areas organized and sanitary in addition to cleaning up bodily fluids from children.
• Assumes responsibility for other duties as required or assigned.
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions.
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
• Responds to citizen's questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
• Is punctual and timely in meeting requirements of performance, including attendance standards and work deadlines.
• Communicates information and states concerns in a clear and professional manner.
• Respects the opinion of others and demonstrates a reasonable relationship with employees, supervisors and others.
• Accepts and performs in a timely and effective manner changes in work assignments and/or how work is performed.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
• 1 plus years of experience in child care, babysitting, or parenting experience or/any combination of experience and training which provides the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.
• Ability to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to assigned tasks and the ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.
• Pediatric CPR Certification and First Aid Certification.
• Minimum 16 years of age.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Some knowledge of childhood development and the developmental stages of young children.
• Some knowledge of intervention for children.
• Some knowledge of age appropriate lessons and activities for children.
• Ability to properly handle and place an infant child.
• Ability to effectively deal with stress due to crying and screaming children.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions, use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions, and prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations.
• Integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Understands, encourages and carries out the principles of integrated safety management; complies with or oversees the compliance with safety policies and procedures; completes all required training; takes personal responsibility for safety.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.
• Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Ability to effectively utilize available time for the completion of necessary job tasks.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The principal duties of this class are performed in a general child care setting.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT:

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. A reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EEO STATEMENT:

The City of Nampa is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

DISCLAIMER:

The City has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the City reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the City may deem appropriate.

This position may be extended, or it may close before the closing date.

Position : 802075

Code : 2026177-1

Type : INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Posting Start : 09/21/2026

Posting End : 09/30/2026

HOURLY RANGE: $15.25-$15.25

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