Infant Lead Teacher

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

About Us: At Minto's Casa, we are committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and educational environment for young children. We believe in fostering a sense of wonder, creativity, and community through hands-on learning. Our team is passionate about early childhood education, and we are looking for a motivated and organized individual to support our administrative functions.

Position Summary

The Infant Lead Teacher is responsible for providing a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for infants. The Lead Teacher plans and implements age-appropriate activities, establishes positive relationships with children and families, maintains a safe and organized classroom, and supports the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development of each child.

The Lead Teacher serves as a positive role model and works collaboratively with assistant teachers, administrators, families, and other staff members to provide high-quality early childhood care and education.

Essential Responsibilities

Provide attentive, responsive, and nurturing care to infants throughout the day.

Maintain a safe, clean, sanitary, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment.

Supervise children at all times and follow all center safety and supervision policies.

Follow individual feeding, sleeping, diapering, and care routines established for each child.

Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities based on the children's ages, interests, abilities, and developmental needs.

Provide activities that encourage language, sensory, motor, social-emotional, and cognitive development.

Follow all state licensing regulations, center policies, and health and safety procedures.

Maintain accurate records related to attendance, meals, diapering, sleep, incidents, and other required documentation.

Follow proper procedures for administering medications when authorized and required.

Establish warm, respectful, and professional relationships with parents and guardians.

Communicate regularly with families about their child's daily activities, meals, sleep, diapering, mood, and developmental progress.

Qualifications

Minimum of a high school diploma or GED; additional education in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field preferred.

Previous experience working with infants or young children in a licensed childcare or early learning environment preferred.

Knowledge of infant development, appropriate caregiving practices, and early childhood education principles.

Current CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain certification.

Must meet all education, training, background-check, and other requirements established by applicable state childcare licensing regulations.

Ability to lift and carry infants and safely perform the physical requirements of the position.

Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Dependable, patient, nurturing, and responsive approach to working with infants.

Lift and carry infants and young children.

Sit, stand, bend, kneel, squat, and move throughout the classroom for extended periods.

Perform diapering, feeding, cleaning, and other routine childcare responsibilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minto's Casa is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and maintaining a professional, inclusive, and respectful workplace.