Nursery Worker_NE-FL_301-Corps Program

POSITION SUMMARY:

This part time position is 3 hours a week or less. Provides care for infants and toddlers in a nursery; changes babies' diapers and clothes and ensures their personal hygiene and safety; feeds and cleans babies; comforts and plays with babies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Monitors all babies’ behavior and activities in a constant manner ensuring their health and safety at all times. Changes babies diapers and ensures babies are clean before applying a fresh diaper. Changes babies’ clothes as needed to ensure their comfort and personal hygiene. Washes babies’ hands and face to ensure they are clean. Teaches babies basic learning skills. Reads stories and sings to babies. Ensures the nursery is maintained in a safe and clean manner at all times. Prepares babies' food and feeds babies in accordance with diet established by the parents. Responds to emergency situations in a calm and professional manner; notifies appropriate management and parents of any problems or incidents. Builds and maintains effective and positive relationships with parents; notifies parents of babies’ progress or any special or unusual incidents. Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports regarding baby care provided.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Changes crib sheets and cleans babies’ bottles and food dishes. Performs other related work as required.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Baby Bottles, Diapers

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or G.E.D. required, and six months experience caring for babies in a nursery environment, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

None.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of the principles and practices of good baby care. Ability to ensure the safety, health, and cleanliness of babies.

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.

Ability to observe children and ensure their safety. Ability to lift, hold, and carry infants and toddlers on a continuous basis weighing up to 25 lbs. Duties are usually performed by combinations of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work is performed in a normal childcare environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.