Caregiver - Beansprouts, to start August 2022

The Beansprouts Program is a multi-age, child-centered, open classroom providing care for children of GCDS faculty and staff. In addition to nurturing care, the Bean Sprouts program offers developmental opportunities for exploration.

The Beansprouts Caregiver(s) will provide supervision to children aged 3 - Grade 3 during lunch, play, and naptime. The anticipated weekly schedule is 18 hours Tuesday - Friday afternoons between the hours of noon - 4:30 pm. This position is not benefits-eligible.

Successful candidates will have meaningful prior experience working with children of this age group and be exceedingly reliable.

Responsibilities Include:

• Supervision of children
• Provision of a safe, joyful, and inclusive environment
• Escorting children from classrooms to designated spaces and to dismissal areas

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or child development certification preferred
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Respectful, consistent, loving, compassionate, patient manner
• Self-confident, self-starter
• Some technological proficiency including familiarity with usage of smartphone applications, iPad, laptops, and desktop computers
• Prior experience and demonstrated ability to work with children in this age group
• Excellent resilience and ability to work in an established team
• Commitment to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive school community
• Personal traits appropriate for nurturing the growth of young children - must be energetic, creative, flexible, patient, and have an inexhaustible sense of humor
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Interested candidates are invited to use the link provided to send a resume and/or letter of interest to Raquel Salcedo, Director of Recruiting & Talent

https://greenwichcountrydayschool.applytojob.com/apply/GHZwew6EWn/Caregiver-Children-Ages-3-10?source=NAEYC