The Playground/Daycare Worker must be a born-again Christian, committed to living a biblical lifestyle, attending to student activities in a Christ-like manner. This position performs a variety of tasks, such as participating and overseeing play activities, always placing health and safety first. This position requires dependability, friendliness, and creativity, with the ability to adapt quickly to student’s needs. The Playground/Daycare Worker ensures that there is an appropriate staff/child ratio, provides support during special events, dresses modestly, and leads students by example. Must be AED, First Aid and CPR certified. They serve with integrity, honesty, and knowledge that promotes Harvest’s culture, values, and mission.

• Develop a good relationship with students and parents, and demonstrate Christ-like behavior.
• Maintain a safe environment, identify unauthorized individuals and stop their access to the students until they have obtained a visitor badge and authorization to be on campus.
• Participate and monitor students’ recreational activities to ensure participation and safety.
• Sanitize toys and play equipment.
• Support student’s spiritual, emotional, and social development, encourage understanding of others and Christ-like concepts.
• Provide students positive feedback to encourage and help them develop an appreciation for others, health, safety, and personal habits.
• Identify signs of spiritual, emotional, or developmental problems in students; confer with school leaders and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
• Communicate and represent Harvest School favorably to the students, faculty, parents, and other external sources.
• Maintain a professional behavior in accordance with the Teacher Manual and Harvest Christian Fellowship Employee Manual, and a wiliness to follow the school’s policies and procedures.
• Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with staff and maintain them over time.
• Accept change in a positive Christ-like and professional manner, such as implementing new programs and policies, a willingness to accept decisions made by others, etc.
• Physical requirements with or without accommodations include: Ability to lift, push and pull up to 50 lbs frequently, repetitive motion, and prolonged activity such as lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, walking, kneeling, squatting, climbing, sitting, and standing
• Duties are not exhaustive and are subject to change at any time.
• Must be 18 years old or older to apply.
• Statement of Faith
• We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible, authoritative Word of God. Therefore, our ministry emphasizes the exposition of God’s Word from Genesis to Revelation, line upon line, precept upon precept.
• We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
• We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful humanity, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential and that repentance from sin and acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is the only way to come into a relationship with God.

Salary Range:  $16.00 - $19.00 per hour