3 unexpected skills you can gain from a career at KLC
Working with children all day, every day is challenging and rewarding in equal measure. You will work hard. You will laugh. You will be tested. Through it all, you will stretch yourself beyond what you knew you were capable of. If you’re here for it, the growth you experience and the skills you gain will be worth every minute.
Being present
This is one of modern life’s biggest challenges. Being present is so hard with all of the distractions happening around us, from social media to group chats to competing priorities in our lives. When you’re teaching with KinderCare, you learn to be in the moment because you have to be in the moment. When there are little distractions everywhere, you begin to see and absorb how being present can and will deliver more joy and better results for you and the kids in your care.
Patience
Speaking of children in your care, this job requires patience. Being patient with small children and babies can be hard. Children are unpredictable. They are children, after all. They are learning. They are growing. They are testing boundaries, and one of those boundaries is patience. When you learn to be patient, you afford the children in your care the ability to explore without judgement so that they can learn their own lessons. Think about the benefit of bringing this skill home with you. You can be more patient with your own family and the community around you. Patience can create more peace, and that is something we believe we all could use a little more of right now.
Focus
Finally, in this job, you will be focused. Taking care of another person’s child requires it. You will need to maintain a sharp focus on your role, your approach, and the example you set. The way you focus on your job directly benefits not just the children you’re working with, but their families and the team around you.
When you work with us at KinderCare, you’re genuinely building confidence for life in the children in your care. At the same time, you’ll be experiencing growth of your own. Learning to be present, patient, and able to focus on the task at hand will make you a superstar in this job and in your life outside it.
If this is the kind of work you’re looking for, we have open roles across the country and we cannot wait to meet you.
