Early Childhood - Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

About This Role

Imagine Spending Your Days with our Most Energetic Explorers (1-2 Years)!

As an Energetic Explorer's teacher, you'll join a team that's passionate about nurturing curiosity and creativity in young children. Working with toddlers is an exciting role in early childhood education, offering countless opportunities to watch them grow and thrive. Every day brings new experiences and challenges, as you guide them through pivotal moments of learning and development.

• Enjoy Unpredictable Days Filled with Joy – From their first steps to their first words, every moment is an adventure. Your expertise and creativity will shape the experiences that spark their curiosity and imagination.
• Nurture Independence and Self-Expression – Support their emerging confidence and self-awareness as they begin to make choices, feed themselves, and express their personalities.
• Foster Language and Social Skills – Be part of the magic when they first start putting words together, sharing with friends, or engaging in simple group play.
• Design Interactive Learning Experiences – You'll create engaging activities that encourage toddlers to explore, discover, and learn through play, sparking their creativity and problem-solving skills.
• Build Meaningful Relationships – Form lasting bonds with children and their families, creating a supportive community where each child feels safe, loved, and encouraged.
• Grow Your Expertise – Gain valuable skills in guiding early behavior, supporting emerging communication, and facilitating hands-on discovery.

If you're looking for a career that's active, joyful, and full of opportunities to inspire growth, working with toddlers is the perfect fit.

As an Energetic Explorer’s Teacher, you will:

• Provide a safe, nurturing environment that encourages toddlers to explore and learn.
• Plan and implement play-based activities that promote social, cognitive, and emotional growth, tailoring them to the unique needs and interests of each child.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain a stimulating, engaging, and supportive environment that fosters creativity and curiosity.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with families, ensuring they feel informed and involved in their child's growth and development.
• Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children in your care, adhering to our high standards for hygiene, cleanliness, and safety.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments and best practices in early childhood education, applying this knowledge to continuously improve your teaching practices.
• Partner with other educators to create a cohesive, supportive team environment that prioritizes the needs of the children and the success of the program.

Our early care educators are expected to be

• able to take frequent walks, use hands and fingers, handle objects, tools or controls, talk to and hear voices at many levels. May also be required to kneel, bend, squat or crawl.
• able to see up close and up to a certain distance, to see colors, have peripheral vision and depth perception.
• dependable and able to maintain a consistent schedule.
• excited to participate in the growth and development of the early learners they encounter every day.
• warm, nurturing, and patient.
• able to work collaboratively with a team of educators and communicate effectively with families.
• committed to professional growth, best practices and play-based learning.

But Not Required

• Previous experience working with toddlers in a childcare, preschool, or nanny setting.
• Certification in early childhood education, such as CDA (Infant/Toddler), is preferred; willingness to pursue professional development is required.

Why Join Our Team?

• Supportive, mission-driven environment that values the development of both children and educators.
• Ongoing educator and site-specific professional development.
• Ongoing real-time classroom support via Community Coordinated Child Care personnel we contract to have in house once per week.
• Dedicated in-house educator to work with classroom teachers to implement our curriculum and play-based philosophy.
• Opportunities for career advancement in early care and education.
• A matching retirement plan, PTO accrual based on hours worked, flexible scheduling, and other benefits.
• Raises based on merit.
• Education bonus up to $1750.00 for completion of certifications or degrees.
• Successful probationary period bonus of $200.00 or equivalent PTO added to your bank.

Providence Childcare & Preschool is a family-owned early learning center that has been serving children and families since 1999. Located on a beautiful 2.5-acre campus, we provide a warm, play-based environment inside and outside where children learn best through exploration, creativity, and meaningful experiences facilitated by our educators. We believe children learn best when they are free to explore, and we extend that same philosophy to our teachers by investing in their professional growth and development. At Providence, we are committed to fostering a community where children, families, and teachers thrive together.