Assistant Infant Daycare Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Little Legends Learning Center, Inc is currently hiring for a full-time or part-time Assistant Infant Daycare Teacher to help nurture and care for babies aged six weeks to fifteen months in the Champaign, IL area. This childcare position earns a competitive wage of $16 - $17 per hour , depending on experience.

In addition to competitive pay and our exceptional culture , we offer our Assistant Infant Daycare Teachers the following benefits:

• Vision
• Dental
• medical
• 401(k) with match
• Profit sharing
• Paid vacations
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays off
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Discounted childcare

So, now that you've learned the who, what, where, and why, you may be wondering HOW? It's easy! Just fill out our initial mobile-friendly online application . We hope to meet you soon!

DAY-TO-DAY

This childcare position typically works Monday - Friday. Part-time hours are 11:00 am - 5:45 pm.

As a full-time or part-time Assistant Infant Daycare Teacher, you are a gentle, caring person who helps our teachers take care of the little ones in our center. You bring a calming presence to our daycare, ensuring all babies are comfortable and happy. Alongside your head teacher and support staff, you develop age-appropriate activities that encourage healthy child development in a safe environment. You provide daily care for our infants and help with activities like eating, face washing, and diaper changing.

Proactively, you identify and remove potential choking hazards or other dangers from the environment in order to keep our kids safe. If a baby starts crying, you compassionately tend to their needs and help relax them. At the end of the day, you help clean the daycare, sanitizing toys and commonly touched surfaces. You feel great about helping care for our families' most important treasures!

ABOUT LITTLE LEGENDS LEARNING CENTER, INC

Our genuine love of children and the joy that comes with fostering their development is what led us to establish Little Legends. With over 30 years of combined experience, our team of directors has earned the trust of parents. We believe that every child deserves the right to learn in a safe, nurturing environment, which is exactly what we strive to create. Our specially designed learning center provides our kids with over 13,000 square feet of room to play, learn, and grow their skills. We promote play-based learning that is tailored to fit each age group and each child's needs. Our goal is to provide quality care that benefits both our kids and their families.

We could not complete our mission without our team of passionate, dependable employees behind us. It takes a caring person with a kind heart to work with kids, and that is exactly the kind of person we want on our team. We are selective with our staff because we want to employ the very best for whom we can nurture long-term careers. On top of playing with cute kids all day, our employees also enjoy competitive pay and generous benefits as well as a dynamic, encouraging work environment. Join us and help us provide local children with amazing care!

OUR IDEAL ASSISTANT INFANT DAYCARE TEACHER

• Career-minded - Looking for more than just a job
• Dependable - Reliable, shows up on time and prepared
• Takes pride in your work - Pays close attention to detail and goes above and beyond
• Team player - Works well with others
• Respectful - Treats others with kindness and dignity

If this sounds like the right childcare position for you, keep reading!

REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ASSISTANT INFANT DAYCARE TEACHER

• 1+ years of experience working in a licensed daycare
• 3 written references
• CPR/first aid certification or willingness to obtain
• Food handler certification to be obtained within 30 days of hire
• Gateways to Opportunity membership or willingness to join
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Willingness to submit to a physical

Experience working with infants would be preferred but is not required. If you meet the above requirements, we need you. Apply today to join our childcare team as an Assistant Infant Daycare Teacher!

Location: 61822

Must be able to pass a background check and a physical. Any job offer will be based on the results of background and physical testing.