POSITION SUMMARY:
Maintain a friendly, professional and congenial attitude while effectively caring for the children and working with parents, guests, and other employees.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
To provide a safe, pleasant environment and attentive child care with an emphasis on the children’s emotional, physical, and social needs.
To effectively deal with children who have a particularly difficult time adjusting to their new surroundings.
To maintain safety and supervision of all children.
To assure compliance of all EEC, Winter Park Resort, and The Colorado Office of Early Childhood policies and procedures.
To perform daily child care duties as set forth by the Director, including but not limited to feeding, changing diapers and all other basic needs of the children.
To formulate and implement daily, weekly and monthly educational activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers.
Assisting the Director/ Supervisor in keeping accurate attendance records for each child.
Train and help orient attendants in child care.
Maintain the EEC in a clean, orderly, and safe condition.
Maintain professional communication with parents and staff.
This job description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities and is not intended to be an inclusive list of job tasks and expectations. With the evolution of this resort and position, the responsibilities of this position may change.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Colorado Department of Social Service Requirements:

Early Education Center employees will be required to supply and/or obtain the following:

First Aid Certification
Infant/Child CPR certification
Record of immunizations
Physical examination
Fingerprints
Central Registry Background check
Three written references
Emergency contact information
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

When authorized, may drive a 15 passenger van with children and adults to field trips and activities

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

This position may be required to work evenings, weekends and holidays.

Able to lift, carry, or otherwise move and position a minimum of 40 pounds on an occasional basis.
Manual dexterity to operate a computer on an occasional basis.
Auditory and visual acuity to operate computers, phones, mobile devices and basic office equipment on an occasional basis.
Ability to work for extended periods of time sitting, bending, reaching, and speaking on a constant basis.
Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with children, supervisors and other employees.
Ability to work for extended periods of time standing, walking, kneeling, pushing and pulling on a regular basis.
Mountain Environment:

Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and other employees.
Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily- reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Housekeeping:

Most work tasks are performed indoors- temperature is moderate and controlled by environmental systems.
Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and other employees.
Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment and products.
Able to wear personal protective equipment including but not limited to non-slip shoes, protective eye wear, and protective gloves.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily- reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED:

This position description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities for the role described above. With the evolution of Winter Park Resort, the responsibilities of this position may change as may the dates associated with many of the tasks. During these times of change, this position requires the flexibility and willingness to accept new responsibilities and potentially transfer others. It will also be the responsibility of any employee of Winter Park Resort to be a positive influence on the transformation of the resort and its associated lines of business.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Winter Park Resort is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity in any term, condition, or privilege of employment.
We do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other status protected by state or local law.
Winter Park Resort will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Winter Park Resort. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed in this position. I understand that this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.