JOB ALERT | Part-Time Childcare Provider in Church
Hourly Hours: Sundays 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 4 hours weekly
Position Summary: Childcare providers at Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church (MVPUMC) provide care and supervision to our children in the church nursery [Infants and Toddlers] and/or teach and assist in Sunday School/Children’s Worship [Pre-K to 6th Grade]. Childcare providers serve as the foundation in creating meaningful faith development spaces for our children. Childcare providers serve alongside and lead volunteers from the congregation.
Essential Functions:
• Set-up & clean-up of the Children’s Ministry Spaces
• Facilitate activities and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem-solving appropriate to the developmental levels of the children
• Lead lessons and activities from the designated Sunday School curriculum
• Read with and teach children using materials theologically consistent with MVPUMC • Warmly greet children and their families when they arrive and depart
• Accurately track attendance at drop-off and pick-up
• Maintain a safe environment based on safety standards set by the church
• Support the social and emotional learning of children in a faith development context
• Change diapers or take children to the restroom when needed
• Distribute snacks for children
• Facilitate rest periods as needed
• Tidy the room and sanitize toys and play equipment after all children have left each Sunday
• Provide guidance, instructions, and support to volunteers
• Abide by MVPUMC’s uniform expectations