Nursery attendant job description
Updated March 14, 2024
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Example nursery attendant requirements on a job description
Nursery attendant requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in nursery attendant job postings.
Sample nursery attendant requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- CPR and First Aid Certification
- Experience working with children under 5 years old
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Passing a criminal background check
Sample required nursery attendant soft skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Patience and empathy
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure
- Organizational skills
- Friendly and outgoing personality
Nursery attendant job description example 1
The Salvation Army nursery attendant job description
STATUS: On-call
Mission Statement: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. It's ministry is motivated by the love of God. It's Mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human need in his name without discrimination.
The Salvation Army Phoenix Citadel Corps is looking to fill a Nursery Attendant position. The successful candidate for this position will have good verbal and written skills and be able to work with a diversity of people.
The Nursery Attendant will provide safe supervision of the children in the nursery during corps programming. They will make sure each child is properly signed in and signed out the nursery and notify the supervisor if more attendants are needed to maintain proper supervision. This position will supervise snack and meal times, notify the supervisor of unusual incidents and at the end of each session will make sure the nursery is picked-up and trash is taken out.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Mission Statement: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. It's ministry is motivated by the love of God. It's Mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human need in his name without discrimination.
The Salvation Army Phoenix Citadel Corps is looking to fill a Nursery Attendant position. The successful candidate for this position will have good verbal and written skills and be able to work with a diversity of people.
The Nursery Attendant will provide safe supervision of the children in the nursery during corps programming. They will make sure each child is properly signed in and signed out the nursery and notify the supervisor if more attendants are needed to maintain proper supervision. This position will supervise snack and meal times, notify the supervisor of unusual incidents and at the end of each session will make sure the nursery is picked-up and trash is taken out.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024