Early Childhood Development Intern

About us:

As a Christ centered organization, we are dedicated to reaching hearts and changing lives by caring for and empowering individuals experiencing homelessness in Cleveland. All employees at The City Mission (TCM) are ministers of the Gospel and are vital for the fulfillment of our mission: providing help and hope to all people through the transforming power of God’s love. Therefore, it is essential that all employees of TCM have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and agree with and abide by our Statement of Faith and Lifestyle Principles.

These core values represent our staff, and we will hire, reward, recognize, review, coach, and correct based on these core values:

• We are called to serve Christ and others.
• We believe God transforms lives.
• We commit to steward well.
• We succeed by working together.
• We care for every person knowing all are made in the image of God.

Position Summary:

Assists in providing high-quality early childhood education and care through a strong Christian worldview, while maintaining a safe, supportive, stimulating, and educational environment to children ages 0-2.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists in implementing gospel-centered lessons, bible-based character development, field trips, and developmentally appropriate activities that promote children’s social, developmental, spiritual, and educational growth.
• Responsible for children’s health, safety, and physical needs.
• Communicates with moms concerning children’s development and behavior.
• Regularly assesses the needs of the room to ensure supplies and equipment are clean and up to date.
• Assist in performing and tracking monthly assessments that measure developmental milestones of children.
• Provides support in maintaining integrity of operating practices, recordkeeping, report writing, attendance systems and data control for the childcare area.
• Provides material resources for mothers with children including expectant mothers.
• Provides one-on-one attention with children as instructed.
• Assists in the preschool room, ages 3-5, as needed.
• Provides support for Family Ministries team and TCM special events as needed.

Requirements

Skills/Abilities (required unless noted):

• Willingness to learn, ask questions, and take initiative.
• Excellent communication skills with children, parents, staff, volunteers, and interns.
• Ability to be patient and understanding when working with children and interacting with parents.
• Experience working with children is preferred.
• Ability to cope with a stressful environment.
• Demonstrates flexibility in planning, scheduling, and implementation of educational and social experiences.

Competencies:

All Staff

Situational Adaptability

Compassion

Composure

People Focus

Communicates Effectively

General Computer Software (ex. Kronos, Relias, etc.) (Basic)

Communicates Effectively

Problem Solving

 Unique for this Job

Action Oriented

Approachability

Emotional Intelligence

Patience

Problem Solving

Software Skills

MS Outlook – Email & Calendar (Basic)

Microsoft Teams (Basic)

Microsoft Word (Basic)

General Computer Software (ex. Kronos, Relias, etc.) (Basic)

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in a related field is required.

Essential Physical and Mental Functions:

• Stand or walk constantly (for up to an entire shift) on various surfaces (tile, concrete, carpet).
• Climb stairs.
• Constantly bend/twist at waist/knees/neck to perform various duties.
• Lift, carry, or move 50 pounds.
• Constant use of both hands, fingers, and arms in reaching/handling/grasping.
• Lift both arms over the head, holding items overhead.
• Operates a computer as needed.
• Constant use of eyes (correctable vision to normal level required) to observe, read, interact with public and co-workers, view security monitors; includes hand/eye coordination.
• Constant use of hearing (correctable hearing to normal level required) for day-to-day job functions.
• Read, understand, and clearly speak English; constantly use speech and hearing (correctable to normal level required) in communicating with public/co-workers, giving and receiving instructions, using phones.
• Constant mental alertness and attention to detail required while setting priorities and following up on assignments.
• Must possess effective written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with ability to deal with all levels of personnel and the general public in a professional and effective manner; must be able to use initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Must be able to handle pressure of constantly working with individuals in crisis.
• Must be able to handle pressure of interruptions in daily activities.
• Subject to excessive noise.

Spiritual Requirements:

• Professes Jesus as Lord and Savior.
• Believes the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, & ultimate authoritative Word of God (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:21).
• Patterns life after the example of Jesus and the commands and principles found in the Bible – consistent with TCM’s doctrinal statement, statement of faith, and lifestyle principles.
• Desires to serve the Lord.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.