Child Care Attendant - Part-time - Weekends and Holidays

Job summary

Provide a safe, healthy, and engaging environment for children, offering positive guidance and age-appropriate indoor activities. Welcome guests, supervise children attentively, collaborate with other attendants, and keep the workspace and activity materials clean and organized.

Job details

Seasonal WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME? Enjoy complimentary and discounted access to Blue Mountain attractions for you and your family, including the Adventure Park, private beach, gondola, hiking, and preferred golf rates. Save on meals across resort restaurants and cafés, including Starbucks. Receive exclusive discounts at all Blue Mountain-owned retail stores. Work in an inclusive environment that values diversity, equity, and well-being, with access to free therapy and wellness resources. Join a vibrant team community with employee events all summer, including but not limited to Sunset Hikes, Under the Big Top, Ice Cream Day and more. HOURLY RATE OF $19.00 PART-TIME, WEEKENDS Saturday and Sunday availability for the Winter WHAT WILL I BE DOING? This position is responsible for providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for children to play in. It directs positive guidance and offers fun, age-appropriate activities throughout the day on weekends. Greeting and engaging all guests as they arrive. Working with the team of child-care attendants to develop, facilitate, and engage children in indoor, age appropriate, activity plans, including: team building exercises, creative arts and crafts, and interactive games. Confidently and attentively supervising children in all indoor programs. Maintaining a clean and organized work-space (i.e. cleaning and organizing equipment, preparing materials and equipment for daily activities and return at the end of the day). Providing positive guidance. WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU? High energy level Experience working with children in a group environment is an asset Strong interpersonal and communication skills Team Player Friendly, customer-service oriented Successful applicants (18 yrs or older) will be required to provide a Criminal Background Check (Vulnerable Sector Search) This role is being posted to fill a vacancy AUTHENTICITY | EMPOWERMENT | COLLABORATION | PURPOSE Blue Mountain Resort Company Overview Blue Mountain Resort is Ontario's largest mountain resort. Nestled on the shores of Southern Georgian Bay,on the traditional territory of the Anishinabek Nation: The People of the Three Fires known as Ojibway, Odawa, and Pottawatomie Nations.Only 90 minutes outside Toronto, Blue Mountain has become the four-season outdoor destination of the North. Blue Mountain is owned by Alterra Mountain Company. Alterra Company Overview Alterra Mountain Company is a family of iconic year-round mountain destinations, the world's largest heli-skiing operation, and Ikon Pass - the premier ski and snowboard season pass offering access to more than 50 iconic mountain destinations around the world. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado and born out of a shared love of the mountains and adventure, Alterra Mountain Company exists to shape the future of mountain adventure.

What you’ll do

Provide a safe, healthy, and engaging environment for children, offering positive guidance and age-appropriate indoor activities. Welcome guests, supervise children attentively, collaborate with other attendants, and keep the workspace and activity materials clean and organized.

Requirements

Applicants should have high energy, strong interpersonal and communication skills, a friendly customer-service orientation, and the ability to work as part of a team. Experience working with children in a group setting is an asset; applicants aged 18 or older must provide a Vulnerable Sector Search criminal background check.

Benefits

• Complimentary And Discounted Attraction Access • Discounted Meals • Retail Discounts • Free Therapy And Wellness Resources • Employee Events

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Child supervision · Preferred
• Team building · Preferred
• interpersonal communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Child Supervision
• Positive Guidance
• Activity Planning
• Team Building
• Arts And Crafts
• Interactive Games
• Interpersonal Communication
• Customer Service
• Teamwork
• Organization
• Cleaning And Workspace Maintenance

Job areas

• Social Services
• Education
• Customer Service & Support
• Hospitality
• Sports & Recreation