What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kid Zone Team - Bakersfield California Ave position at In-Shape Health Clubs LLC?
Description
JOB SUMMARY:
The Kid Zone Team member provides supervision to In-Shape member's children in the Kids Zone, a place within the club where children are entertained with books, art and toys under adult supervision. The ideal candidate ensures a safe and caring environment for children while parent-members are enjoying their fitness routine.
Candidates must have a personality that shines and creates member confidence. Providing good communications with parent-members, child safety and welfare and the ability to influence positive self-concepts in children is highly regarded.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Observe and monitor the activities of all children in the Kids Zone
- Organize and participate in recreational activities, as appropriate
- Read to children, teach simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs
- Instruct children in health and personal habits such as eating, resting, and fitness
- Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas
- Support social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts with all children
- Sanitize toys and play equipment
- Ensure only authorized personal is allowed in the Kids Zone
- Ensure all policies and procedures of the Kids Zone?are followed by Staff, Children and the Parent/Members
- Participate in “Team Clean” process to pick up a variety of items from varies sections of the club (weights, towels, trash, etc). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Some pre-school or day care experience desired
- Patience and creative energy to work with children as well as a high tolerance for childhood behaviors
- Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills to work with children and parents
- Physical stamina to care for groups of energetic young children
- Bilingual skills a plus
KEY BENEFITS AT IN-SHAPE:
- Free health club membership
- Casual work environment
- Discount on personal training
- Discount on all retail items
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and stand up to 8 hours/day; sitting is seldom to occasional. Employees may be exposed to cleaning chemicals or airborne particles. Employees are occasionally required to use hands and fingers for handle or feel; occasional reach, push and pulling with arms and hands; occasional climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and occasional reach and twist, including side-to-side movements. The employee may be required to occasionally lift, carry or move up to 25 pounds and may seldom be required to lift, carry or move 26-50 pounds.