Infant/Toddler Teacher

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Greet children and parent / guardians in a professional and enthusiastic manner each day.
• Guide babies and toddlers through educational / development bilingual curriculum
• Display a patient and calm personality coupled with a loving approach with every child
• Contribute positively to the behavior and social interaction of the children
• Conduct meetings with parents and build secure relationships with the children
• Promote and foster each child's positive self-esteem and individual development to achieve their fullest potential of physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth.
• Maintain a happy sanitary and relaxed atmosphere by following daily procedures and routines.
• Prepare and execute nap time routine creating a relaxing environment for the infants and toddlers.
• Maintain written documentation of each child's daily activities to include but not limited to diapering, feeding and sleeping habits, and forward reports to parent / guardians.
• Teach children appropriate curriculum including the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, handwashing, and potty training.
• Develop and maintain a positive and confidential relationship with the parents of every child; provide thorough communication about the program and each child's progress.
• Plan, implement program bilingual curriculum, assessment and instructional models that conform to proven best practices.
• Assess the needs and development of individual children to ensure health, safety, education and social development of each child in the group; assess through observation, recordkeeping, progress reports and plans.
• Provide daily experiences and activities that stimulate physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth and develop language and literacy skills using developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum based on each child's developmental progress and needs.
• Promote positive self-esteem and attitude for learning.
• Follow daily routines that help children keep themselves and others healthy and safe i.e. hand washing, toileting, brushing teeth and other classroom management techniques.
• Schedules and conducts formal, individual parent-teacher conferences at least 3 times a year
• Maintain progress reports
• Work with the Program Director to obtain the needed services for families and children
• Comply with and consistently follow the National Assoc for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Dept of Education Guidelines and Standards for Education and practice.
• Use the Early Childhood Education Rating Scales (ECERS) for monitoring quality and evaluating programming.
• Maintain and oversee all compliance regulatory data for operational and accreditation
• Ensure all children in the program leave safely and child care area remains in order
• Participate in IBA's annual events
• Other duties as assigned

GENERAL COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Education, Early Childhood Development or related field preferred
• 3 years of experience working in early childhood education
• Certifications in hand or ability to obtain Teacher Certification from MA Dept of EEC
• Bilingual Spanish / English preferred; excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of different curriculum approaches, Teaching Strategies Gold, preferred
• Able to pass EEC Background Record Check
• Certified in First Aid and CPR for children
• Highly positive and enthusiastic style, capable of motivating children
• Open to professional development
• Computer literate
• Motivated to learn and work in collaboration with others to achieve excellence
• Ability to work under tight timelines; be flexible and customer service oriented.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

IBA is proud to offer very competitive starting pay range of $45,000-$50,960 (annualized equivalent), commensurate with experience, and a robust benefit plan that includes an 80/20 premium cost share for comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance; a generous HRA provided by the company $9,450 or $18,900 based on single and family coverage) and other built in supports that significantly reduces or eliminates out of pocket medical expenses. We offer a 403b plan with annual employer contribution, generous paid time off.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Language:

• English (Preferred)
• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• EEC Certification If not, please do not continue (Required)

Work Location: In person