Infant/Toddler Assistant Teacher

Infant/Toddler Assistant Teacher

Are you a teacher who wants to join one of the first licensed Early Childhood programs in Long Beach? Woven into the fabric of the communities which we serve, we are accredited by NAEYC and have graduated thousands of children who were better prepared to take advantage of their kindergarten experience. We are so much more than a childcare center. Interested? Please continue reading!

Long Beach Day Nursery (LBDN) is growing our early childhood teaching team. We have full-time Infant/Toddler Assistant Teacher positions available at both of our branches! Please see our website for exact locations. If you are passionate about working with children, look no further!

Our teachers have the important responsibility of instructing children in developmentally appropriate activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for child development. You will have the opportunity to supervise and assist children with general routines, such as art, literacy, science, mealtime, and potty-training activities. You will also support lesson planning, maintain an organized environment, and ensure proper care of educational equipment and materials.

We invest in every employee because we know they are the success of our centers! This position is eligible for the following:

• Ongoing professional development opportunities including paid training days.
• Paid sick leave.
• Generous paid vacation and paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Employee assistance program.
• Child care tuition discount.
• Years of Service awards.
• Professional development stipend.
• Child Development Permit requisition and scholarships to take college courses.

Minimum requirements:

• Some ECE units or former experience working with children is required
• Maintain a collaborative, team-player attitude while working with a successful team
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent patience and enjoy creating a fun environment
• Willingness to learn
• Capable of remaining punctual with great time-management skills
• Nurturing, friendly, positive attitude and professional
• Associate Degree (or higher) in ECE, preferred
• Experience with infants and toddlers a plus

LBDN is a high quality, nationally accredited, nonprofit early childhood organization serving over 250 children annually from ages 6 weeks to 6 years old. LBDN believes in developmentally appropriate play-based curriculum and practices continuity of care.

Please submit your resume for consideration. We are unable to accept direct inquiries (i.e. phone, email, etc.) about this position. We thank you in advance for your interest and look forward to hearing from you!

Full-time, pay range $22.00 - $23.50 per hour depending on education. Schedules range from 7:30am - 5:00pm 40 hours a week