Toddler/Infant Lead Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

About Us:
At Minto's Casa, we are committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and educational environment for young children. We believe in fostering a sense of wonder, creativity, and community through hands-on learning. Our team is passionate about early childhood education, and we are looking for a motivated and organized individual to support our administrative functions.

The Infant/Toddler Lead Teacher is responsible for providing a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for infants. The Lead Teacher plans and implements age-appropriate activities, establishes positive relationships with children and families, maintains a safe and organized classroom, and supports the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development of each child.

The Lead Teacher serves as a positive role model and works collaboratively with assistant teachers, administrators, families, and other staff members to provide high-quality early childhood care and education.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide attentive, responsive, and nurturing care to infants throughout the day.
• Maintain a safe, clean, sanitary, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment.
• Supervise children at all times and follow all center safety and supervision policies.
• Follow individual feeding, sleeping, diapering, and care routines established for each child.
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities based on the children's ages, interests, abilities, and developmental needs.
• Provide activities that encourage language, sensory, motor, social-emotional, and cognitive development.
• Follow all state licensing regulations, center policies, and health and safety procedures.
• Maintain accurate records related to attendance, meals, diapering, sleep, incidents, and other required documentation.
• Follow proper procedures for administering medications when authorized and required.
• Establish warm, respectful, and professional relationships with parents and guardians.
• Communicate regularly with families about their child's daily activities, meals, sleep, diapering, mood, and developmental progress.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED; additional education in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field preferred.
• Previous experience working with infants or young children in a licensed childcare or early learning environment preferred.
• Knowledge of infant development, appropriate caregiving practices, and early childhood education principles.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain certification.
• Must meet all education, training, background-check, and other requirements established by applicable state childcare licensing regulations.
• Ability to lift and carry infants and safely perform the physical requirements of the position.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Dependable, patient, nurturing, and responsive approach to working with infants.
• Lift and carry infants and young children.
• Sit, stand, bend, kneel, squat, and move throughout the classroom for extended periods.
• Perform diapering, feeding, cleaning, and other routine childcare responsibilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minto's Casa is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and maintaining a professional, inclusive, and respectful workplace.