Infant Lead Teacher

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 #J-18808-Ljbffr