Infant Lead Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule

Infant Lead Teacher – Early Childhood Education
Location: The Learning Experience – River Vale, NJ
Pay: $17–$19 per hour (based on experience and qualifications)
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday–Friday

The Learning Experience – River Vale is seeking an experienced and nurturing Infant Lead Teacher to join our early childhood education team.

Our Infant Lead Teacher creates a warm, responsive classroom where babies feel safe, loved, and encouraged to explore. We're looking for someone who already has experience caring for infants or young children in a professional childcare setting and is confident supporting the unique routines and developmental needs of our youngest learners.

What You'll Do

• Lead a safe, nurturing, and engaging Infant classroom

• Provide attentive, responsive care throughout the day

• Support individualized feeding, diapering, nap, and daily routines

• Create age-appropriate sensory, movement, language, and early learning experiences

• Encourage cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development

• Observe developmental progress and celebrate important milestones

• Maintain accurate classroom records and daily communication

• Build trusting relationships and communicate regularly with families

• Collaborate with Assistant Teachers and center leadership

• Maintain a clean, organized, and developmentally appropriate classroom

• Follow New Jersey childcare licensing, health, and safety requirements

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required
  
  
• Previous professional childcare or early childhood education experience required
  
  
• Infant classroom experience strongly preferred

• Previous Lead Teacher experience is a plus

• CDA or Early Childhood Education coursework is a plus, but not required

• Comfortable with feeding, diapering, safe sleep practices, and individualized infant routines

• Patient, dependable, nurturing, and confident leading a classroom

• Must meet applicable New Jersey childcare licensing requirements

What We Offer

• $17–$19 per hour , based on experience and qualifications

• Full-time Monday–Friday schedule

• Paid training and professional development

• Employee childcare discount

• Supportive center leadership

• Collaborative teaching environment

• Opportunities for continued professional growth

Apply today to join The Learning Experience – River Vale and help provide our youngest learners with a safe, loving, and engaging start to their early childhood journey.