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Tab is looking to hire a Childcare Provider for Sunday mornings!

Are you interested? Do you know of someone who might be?

Job description and important info below!
Seeking: Childcare Provider
Tabernacle United Church

Tabernacle United Church, is a justice-focused, progressive, LGBTQIA+ affirming Christian congregation in University City seeking a Childcare Provider for Sunday mornings. Tabernacle is jointly affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the Presbyterian Church USA.

Description of Position
The Childcare Provider will provide oversight and care for children in the nursery, during Sunday morning services. The class currently ranges from 1-5 kids, depending on the Sunday. The age range of children can be 6 months to 8 years old.
Compensation: $100 per Sunday (approximately 9:30am – 12:45pm)

We’re looking for:
Someone who cares about and connects well with young children; has a calm presence and pays attention to safety.
Someone interested in nurturing a space of belonging for young children that is play-centered and fun.
Someone comfortable working with diverse families and is comfortable communicating with parents and church members about needs and concerns.
Someone who is flexible in their ability to work with smaller groups or larger groups of children; comfortable in helping young children express themselves, resolve conflict, use the bathroom, and eat snacks.
Someone with background checks and child abuse clearances (or willingness to complete them before beginning work).
Someone with experience providing childcare is preferable.

Expectations:
Arrive by 9:30am on Sunday mornings to receive children before the worship service begins. Provide oversight and care during after the service during “coffee hour” until 12:45pm. Maintain a tidy room by cleaning up the nursery after service.

If there are no children in the nursery, be present as an aid and support to the Sunday school teacher.
Sundays off are flexible, with 3 weeks’ notice.

To apply for the position, send a cover letter and 2 references to Rev. Katie Aikins: tabernaclejobs@gmail.com
Due date for applications: October 16, 2023
Start date for the position: October 29, 2023

Tabernacle is mentioned as one of the participating congregations in this article from billypenn.com: https://billypenn.com/2023/01/18/philadelphia-reparations-seminar-faith-based-affairs-truth-telling-project/

The deportation case against Oneita and Clive Thompson, who have been living in Sanctuary at Tabernacle has been dropped, as reported in the Inquirer, the New York Times, and USA Today. https://www.inquirer.com/news/sanctuary-church-ice-immigration-immigrant-jamaica-trump-20201220.html

The Philadelphia Inquirer published an article on October 9 about Sanctuary and the Thompsons move from FUMCOG to Tabernacle. https://www.inquirer.com/news/church-sanctuary-fatigue-fumcog-advocate-immigrant-trump-immigration-20201009.html

Today Tabernacle United Church welcomed the Thompsons to a new Sanctuary location. Clergy from surrounding congregations as well as from Carmela’s Sanctuary church, Germantown Mennonite Church, came out to say that they are dedicated to surrounding the family with care until the day the Thompsons are free.

“We have been living in Sanctuary for more than two years. Two years is way too long. Too many Black and Brown folks that look like me are not free to walk in a neighborhood, talk, walk on the street or just march freely. The injustice is even happening while we are asleep in our own beds. One might say once you’re in bed, you’re safe. But that’s not true for Black families. The time for justice and freedom is now.”
– Oneita Thompson

“If the laws were just, they wouldn’t be here. If the laws were anti-racist, they wouldn’t be here. If the laws were humane and treated Black and Brown people equal to White people they wouldn’t be here. But the reality is they are here because our racist and violent immigration laws have forced them here. Anti-blackness is in our immigration system just as it runs through the fabric of this country and its policies. We are here today to say no. We are here to challenge these laws. We are here to stand with the Thompsons and fight alongside them.”
– Pastor Katie Aikens, Pastor of Tabernacle United Church