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Description Job Title: Child Care Specialist
Job Type : Part time or Full time
Pay: $16.00 Per Hour
Location: Livonia, MI
Join the Safe at Home Child Care Team – Where Compassion Meets Purpose Safe at Home (SAH), a division of Kennedy Care, is seeking dedicated and nurturing child care professionals to provide high-quality in-home care to families in your community. Whether you're looking for a flexible schedule or consistent hours, we work with you to find the right fit. The ideal candidate has previous childcare experience and a proven track record of providing excellent care. To accommodate the families professional careers, a caregiver offering flexible schedule options and experience in infant care is preferred.
Safe at Home proudly serves employees of Ford Motor Company, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and individual families.
Follow the links below to learn more about Safe At Home! Why You’ll Love Working With Safe at Home - Flexible schedule
- Families participate in our internal screening process, which is designed to help ensure a good fit between the family and Child Care Specialist.
- Work with one or multiple families to build a schedule that fits your availability and helps you reach your desired number of working hours.
- Benefit eligibility after 12 months of employment and an average of 30 or more hours worked each week, including medical, dental and vision insurance
- Generous PTO (paid time off) for all SAH employees
- Bonuses and monthly recognition for outstanding work
- Opportunities for advancement
- Mileage reimbursement for eligible backup care shifts
- Support from an admin team that care for their employees and the families we service
- Paid trainings and additional training offered at no cost to employee including CPR certification
- Team Building events with like minded individuals
Responsibilities and duties including but not limited, to the following: - Engaging with children in activities and play that stimulates their development
- Providing interesting and fun activities that are age appropriate
- Establish a professional rapport and relationship with families in order to provide quality care and friendly service
- Communication with our SAH team and families
- Ensure the safety and well being of each child by responding to their emotional, social and physical needs
Our Values - Love others – In every interaction, treat our clients and caregivers the way you’d treat them if they were your loved ones
- Positivity – Bring positivity and optimism into every encounter
- Perseverance – Push through difficult situations in a calm, cool and collected manner to find successful outcomes for our clients, caregivers, community, teammates and ourselves
- Authenticity – Be true about your intentions, wants and needs
Kennedy Care is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We expect every member of the Kennedy Care family to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included, and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.
Decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, or terminating are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome.
Requirements - Must be at least 18 years of age
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 2+ years of childcare experience
- Outstanding communication skills
- An undeniable positive, can-do attitude
- Valid Driver’s license and reliable transportation
- Maintain availability for at least two full weekdays (Monday–Friday). A full day is defined as a minimum of eight hours of consecutive availability between 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM.
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Hourly pay, Full time, Part time, Flexible hours, Shift work, Weekday work, Monday to Friday,