Childminder (Babysitter)

The Childminder (Babysitter) will provide childcare services to beneficiaries' children during operational activities in Cox's Bazar. The role involves ensuring a safe, nurturing, and age-appropriate environment, leading basic learning activities, maintaining childcare materials and environment, and providing food and water to children as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support Operational activities in IOM by providing childcare services to the beneficiaries’ children while their family member(s) or guardian(s) participate in the operational activities.
• Provide compassionate, age-appropriate and safety-sensitive childcare.
• Lead basic learning activities and games designed for a wide range of ages, including activities and games related to the process of resettlement or family reunification.
• Safeguard all materials in designated childcare areas, including toys, books, learning materials, posters and furniture.
• Alert the Operations staff and Cultural Orientation Facilitator if childcare materials are damaged or missing and keep the Operations staff or CO Facilitator informed of ongoing material needs.
• Maintain a clean and safe childcare environment by tidying designated childcare areas throughout the workday and assisting cleaning staff members with vacuuming, dusting and removing garbage as needed.
• Provide beneficiaries’ children with food and water as needed, ensuring they are consumed in a safe and hygienic manner.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• High School degree, preferably Social Sciences/Education or related discipline from an accredited academic institution with two years of experience; or Secondary Education in above field with five years of relevant professional experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ practical experience as a Childminder (Babysitter).
• Ability to provide safe, nurturing, and age-appropriate childcare in a supportive environment.
• Capacity to remain calm, attentive, and responsive while caring for children in a multicultural and fast-paced setting.
• Strong sense of responsibility, patience, and commitment to child safeguarding and well-being.
• Strong discipline, teamwork, and professionalism.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to interact with children, parents/caregivers, and colleagues.
• Excellent command of English, Bengali, and Rohingya languages (oral and written).
• A third language is an added advantage.
• Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

Skills

• Childcare Provision
• Child Safeguarding
• Age-appropriate Care
• Multicultural Care
• Child Development Activities
• Safety Management
• Communication with Children and Caregivers
• Interpersonal Communication
• Language Proficiency
• Language Proficiency Bengali
• Language Proficiency Rohingya
• Child Nutrition Support
• Childcare Environment Maintenance

Languages

English, Bengali, Rohingya