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A Letter to All Parents about
Nursery Care At St. Mark's
Dear Parents,
We’ve wanted to move toward a more professional
level of nursery care on Sunday mornings and knew that meant having at
least two people in the nursery. We had a problem in there if ever a
parent needed to be notified, since a single provider couldn’t leave the
nursery unattended. We also wanted to make sure that our providers were
well trained, and ready to provide some aspects of Christian education
even for our smallest members. We’ve found someone to do this for us.
We’ve enclosed our job description with this letter
which each of the providers will sign. We will also have periodic
reviews of their work to make sure that everything is working right.
Brenda McGowan will now become the Nursery Care Assistant, with her own
set of duties, which include working with the Nursery Care Provider.
We have also decided to have nursery care
operate from 7:30am to 11:45am every Sunday. In our search for a
provider we found it a little difficult to find people interested in
this position, and decided it was easier to look for someone to work a
four hour time frame.
Please bring your children to church knowing that
we have a professional nursery care open, as well as a complete program
of Christian education for all adults and children.
Faithfully in Christ,
Vicki Garvey (Director of Christian
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JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Primary Responsibilities of the Nursery Care Provider
- Creates a joyful atmosphere of hospitality and
welcome for children and parents.
- Creates an environment that is safe for all
the children.
- Supervises a system registering children,
giving them nametags, and knowing where the parents will be in
church if they need to be found.
- Makes notes about any special needs for a child
- In the case of an emergency will send the assistant to locate a
parent
- Provides age appropriate materials for
children’s use during their time in child care.
- At different times and seasons in the life of
the church offers age appropriate activities, songs, or craft
projects that some of the children may do.
Primary Responsibilities of the Nursery Care
Assistant
- Turns on light and heat, and makes sure the
classroom is ready for use. (Prior to 8:45am).
- Assists the lead provider in helping take care
of the children.
- Will be asked on occasion to leave the
classroom to provide materials or find a parent
- Will be sure that the classroom at the end of
the morning is neat with everything put back as it was found,
meaning it is ready to be used on Monday morning by the St. Mark’s
Day School.
Other Policy Matters
- Dress: The nursery care providers need to have
appropriate dress. It can be casual wear, but it is important to
look professional.
- Nametag: It is expected that the providers are
readily identifiable by wearing appropriate nametags.
- Sick Leave: In case of an emergency, it is
expected that the provider would first call Vicki Garvey and then
call the Rector. Next they would call the Senior Warden. In no case
should a message be left on the church answering machine. It is
permissible on occasion for just one provider to be in the nursery,
but this should be much the exception and not the rule.
- Vacation Pay: After six months of employment a
Sunday of vacation will be earned, and after a year, two weeks of
two Sundays will be earned.
- It is expected that nursery care providers
have signed documents permitting a background check to be conducted,
and have kept up to date with the training in Keeping God’s Children
Safe as that is offered through the Diocese of Chicago.
- Each provider is asked to sign a copy of these
expectations which will be placed in their employee file in the
office. Each receives a copy of this form.
Signed:
Rector______________________Provider___________________Date:_______
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