Early Childhood Substitute - Infant and Toddler Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

Join our Family Day Home as a Substitute Infant and Toddler Teacher and play a vital role in nurturing young minds. We're seeking a compassionate professional to provide exceptional care in a home-based setting, with the option to transition to a center environment in approximately 70 days.

As a key member of our team, you'll create a safe, engaging, and stimulating environment for infants and toddlers, promoting their cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development. We're looking for someone who values responsive caregiving, adheres to safe sleep practices, and is dedicated to providing top-notch care and documentation.

This part-time role (approximately 10-20 hours per week to start) offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with families, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive positive growth in our young learners.

If you're passionate about early childhood education and are ready to make a difference, we encourage you to apply.

What You'll Do

Provide nurturing, developmentally appropriate care for infants and toddlers in a structured environment, adhering to safe sleep practices and health and safety standards.

Implement daily routines, including feeding, diapering, toileting readiness, and sleep schedules, while maintaining accurate and thorough documentation.

Plan and engage infants and toddlers in age-appropriate activities that foster cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional growth, tailoring interactions to individual developmental stages.

Differentiate activities and interactions based on individual needs, using positive redirection and developmentally appropriate strategies to guide toddler behavior.

Maintain a clean, organized, and stimulating learning environment, adhering to all state regulations and program policies.

Communicate effectively with families, sharing daily routines, progress, and concerns in a professional and timely manner.

Support the transition from a home-based mixed-age setting to a center environment, demonstrating flexibility and professionalism throughout the process.

Participate in ongoing professional development to enhance classroom quality, staying up-to-date on best practices in early childhood education.

Requirements

Ability to lift up to 30 pounds and actively engage with children throughout the day

Reliable transportation and consistent punctuality

Current TB test (or ability to obtain prior to start date)

CPR and First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain before beginning employment)

Minimum of 2 years of documented professional experience working with infants and/or toddlers

Strong understanding of safe sleep practices and infant/toddler health and safety standards

Experience in a licensed child care setting preferred

Ability to pass all required background checks in accordance with state child care regulations

Experience maintaining daily logs and required classroom documentation

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting center transitions or classroom setup

Ability to work independently in a mixed-age classroom setting

Knowledge of positive behavior guidance strategies

Experience mentoring assistants or classroom aides

Bilingual 

Familiarity with early learning standards or curriculum planning

Experience in a licensed Family Day Home or center-based infant/toddler classroom

Experience working in a mixed-age setting

CDA (Child Development Associate) credential

Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (if degree is required but field is flexible, specify ECE preferred here)

Benefits

• Flexible part-time hours (approximately 10-20 hours per week)

  Supportive, structured work environment

  Opportunity to grow with a program transitioning to a center setting

  Professional development opportunities

  Predictable work setting with small group ratios

  Opportunity for increased hours as the program expands