Lead Infant Teacher

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development

Lead Infant Teacher

The Goddard School® of Beachwood is seeking a nurturing, dependable, and enthusiastic Lead Infant Teacher to join our team! We are looking for an experienced early childhood educator who has a genuine passion for working with infants and creating a safe, loving, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment.

As a Lead Infant Teacher, you will play an important role in providing high-quality care while supporting each child’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. The ideal candidate is patient, attentive, organized, communicative, and comfortable taking the lead in maintaining a successful infant classroom.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide a safe, nurturing, responsive, and engaging environment for infants.
• Plan and implement age-appropriate learning experiences that support infant development.
• Maintain consistent feeding, diapering, sleeping, and daily care routines based on each child’s individual needs.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with children and their families.
• Communicate regularly and professionally with families regarding their child’s day, development, routines, and milestones.
• Complete daily documentation, including meals, bottles, diaper changes, naps, activities, and classroom updates.
• Take and share appropriate classroom photos and updates with families through our school communication platform.
• Maintain a clean, organized, welcoming, and developmentally appropriate classroom.
• Follow all health, safety, sanitation, licensing, and school policies and procedures.
• Complete developmental observations and assessments as required.
• Work collaboratively with assistant teachers, fellow educators, and school leadership.
• Provide guidance and direction to classroom team members to ensure routines and expectations are followed consistently.
• Participate in staff meetings, professional development, school events, and ongoing training.
• Maintain proper classroom supervision and teacher-to-child ratios at all times.

Qualifications:

We are looking for someone who:

• Has previous experience working with infants in a childcare or early childhood education setting.
• Has strong knowledge of infant care, development, safety, and age-appropriate practices.
• Is dependable, punctual, patient, nurturing, and professional.
• Has strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Is comfortable leading a classroom and working collaboratively with an assistant teacher.
• Is able to meet all Ohio childcare licensing requirements and required background checks.
• Is willing to complete required training and professional development.
• Has an Early Childhood Education degree, CDA, or related education/credentials preferred.

If you are a compassionate early childhood educator who loves working with babies and is ready to take the lead in creating a warm, engaging infant classroom, we would love to meet you!