Paid Training: 12+ Hours Including Adult & Pediatric First Aid / CPR / AED

Location : In-Person McMinnville, OR and surrounding area.

Department: Early Learning FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Early Learning Director Physical Strength: Moderate (M)

About Us: Yamhill Community Care is a nonprofit coordinated care organization dedicated to managing the healthcare for Medicaid members, covered under the Oregon Health Plan, in Yamhill County, as well as parts of Washington and Polk Counties. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of the communities we serve by coordinating effective care. Beyond healthcare, we also provide an Early Learning Hub, supporting families and children with essential resources and programs for early childhood development. Together, we're building a unified healthy community that celebrates physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being.

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Summary

The Childcare Provider is responsible for caring for the protection and wellbeing of children during community meetings and events. This position is on-call (as needed) with limited hours and requires evening and occasional weekend availability.

Essential Duties

1. Maintains a physically and emotionally safe environment for children.
2. Implements age-appropriate, interactive brain building play and activities.
3. Attends to children’s needs for toileting, feeding, etc.

Job Duties

• Implements creative application of interactive and age appropriate, engaging play.
• Serves pre-prepared meals to children.
• Maintains a physically and emotionally safe environment for children.
• Maintains a positive relationship with children’s primary caregivers to ensure that the children’s physical and emotional needs are met.
• Arrives 15 minutes prior to assignment and remains with children until all are reunited with family.
• Maintains cleanliness of childcare area, toys, and supplies.

Essential Department & Organizational Functions

• Works to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable services, and working relationships with diverse groups of employees, community partners, and community members.
• Works closely with Early Learning and Community Health to assist with childcare needs.
• Maintains agreed upon work schedule with punctual, regular, and predictable attendance.
• Maintains professional level of responsive communication regarding changes in agreed upon schedule.
• Demonstrates cooperation and teamwork using a professional and respectful demeanor.
• Respectfully takes direction from Supervisor and designated event leads.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• First Aid and Child CRP Certified (Training will be provided, if needed.)
• Ability to plan and implement age-appropriate, interactive brain building play.
• Willingness / ability to work irregular hours (e.g., evening meetings and occasional weekend activities)
• Ability to exercise professionalism in alerting parent / guardian if / when child requires parental support.
• Implement and maintain healthy conflict resolution and appropriate boundaries.
• Ability to work independently and use sound judgment, anticipate next steps and be proactive.
• Ability to work in an environment with diverse individuals and groups.
• Ability to remain flexible, positive, and adaptable.
• Ability to work across the YCCO region.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibility.

Qualifications

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the safety or health of employees or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education & Experience

Required:

• 18 years of age or older
• Previous experience caring for children in a group setting

OR:

• Any combination of education and experience that would qualify candidate for the position.

Preferred:

• Spanish / English Bilingual
• GED or High School Diploma

Certificates, Licenses and/or Registrations

Required:

• First Aid / CPR Infant, Child, and Adult Certified or ability to become certified.

Preferred:

• Child Abuse and Neglect Certificate

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee will need to be able to lift up to 30 pounds.

This position operates in varied environments. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This position will require travel to worksites, in which the employee’s personal vehicle, local transit, or other means of transportation may be used.