{"id":40702,"date":"2023-02-22T09:04:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=40702"},"modified":"2023-02-22T09:04:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:04:33","slug":"ymca-offering-5k-signing-bonus-for-childcare-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=40702","title":{"rendered":"YMCA offering $5K signing bonus for childcare workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17630\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17630\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17630\" src=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2017_OLY_Kindergarten.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YMCA Childcare staff cares for Chester County children<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">In an effort to onboard additional qualified childcare professionals, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) is hosting hiring open houses at YMCA locations throughout Chester County. Events will be hosted between March 1 \u2013 21, 2023 to connect qualified candidates with open positions in early childhood education and school-age enrichment programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">\u201cOver the past few years, it has been challenging to recruit childcare staff,\u201d explains Loraine DiSciullo, Senior Director of Early Childhood Development at YGBW. \u201cOur challenge is not unique, unfortunately. Schools and childcare facilities across the nation face a similar situation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">The topic of childcare continues to make headlines as families struggle with high costs and limited availability and providers struggle to keep pace with rising expenses and challenges with staffing. \u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">To incentivize qualified candidates, YGBW is offering a variety of sign-on bonuses to candidates who are hired for select childcare roles by March 31, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">\u201cTo show our commitment to attracting talented and dedicated childcare professionals, we\u2019re offering hiring bonuses to eligible candidates who join our team by March 31,\u201d continues DiSciullo. Bonuses vary based upon the position and the number of hours worked per week with the largest bonus being $5,000.<br class=\"ContentPasted2\" \/><br class=\"ContentPasted2\" \/>In addition to sign-on bonuses, YGBW offers a variety of employment benefits including:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Free YGBW Family Membership that includes access to outdoor pools for both part-time and full-time employees\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Tuition reimbursement of up to $1,500 per year for employees who work more than 20 hours per week\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Discounted Rates on\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Summer Camp &#8211; 75% for full-time employees and 25% for part-time employees\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Programs \u2013 50% for full-time employees and 25% for part-time employees\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Childcare \u2013 50% for full-time employees and 15% for part-time employees\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Flexible schedules for full-time and part-time positions \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Convenient locations &#8211; including the option to work from elementary schools throughout Chester County\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">PLUS<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted2\"> &#8211; 12% retirement contribution, FREE health coverage and generous PTO policy (4 weeks and paid holidays) for qualified employees<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">\u201cCandidates who join the YMCA feel good knowing they are making a huge difference in the community each day,\u201d shares Claudia Aust, Senior Director of Before and After School Enrichment. \u201cOur team has a direct impact on the development of children \u2013 fostering the development of their self-esteem, social skills, academic skills and so much more.\u201d<br class=\"ContentPasted2\" \/><br class=\"ContentPasted2\" \/>\u201cWe enable parents to hold jobs that put food on the table each night \u2013 jobs that keep local businesses in business. It\u2019s safe to say that our team supports the child, the whole family and the larger community \u2013 all in a day\u2019s work. A job with our team is certainly more than just a job.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Hiring Open Houses are designed to fast-track candidates through the hiring process and take place at YMCA locations across Chester County between March 1 and March 21. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">Interested candidates are invited to <\/span><a class=\"ContentPasted2\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/yDtTeqUFL7\" data-loopstyle=\"link\">register for a Hiring Open House<\/a><span class=\"ContentPasted2\"> and <\/span><a class=\"ContentPasted2\" href=\"https:\/\/us63.dayforcehcm.com\/CandidatePortal\/en-US\/ymcagbw?q=bonus\" data-loopstyle=\"link\">apply for open positions<\/a><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">. Those attending Hiring Open Houses should be prepared to participate in on-the-spot interviews and speak to their prior experience in a childcare setting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ContentPasted2\">To learn more about Hiring Open Houses:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ContentPasted2\" href=\"https:\/\/ymcagbw.org\/blog\/ymca-greater-brandywine-offers-5000-sign-bonus-qualified-childcare-positions\">https:\/\/ymcagbw.org\/blog\/ymca-greater-brandywine-offers-5000-sign-bonus-qualified-childcare-positions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to onboard additional qualified childcare professionals, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) is hosting hiring open houses at YMCA locations throughout Chester County. Events will be hosted between March 1 \u2013 21, 2023 to connect qualified candidates with open positions in early childhood education and school-age enrichment programs.\u00a0 \u201cOver the past few [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[14087,14086,7690,4805],"class_list":["post-40702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-bonuses","tag-childcare-workers","tag-hiring","tag-ymca-of-greater-brandywine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40703,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40702\/revisions\/40703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}