Lead Infant Teacher

Busy Bees Educational Center is seeking an Lead Infant Teacher.

Responsibilities

• Engage children in activities and play that stimulates their development
• Assist children with activities of daily life (restroom use, diapering, hand washing)
• Appropriately supervise children while keeping them safe at all times
• Approach parents daily and speak with them about their child(ren)
• Establish a professional level of rapport with each family in order to provide quality care and friendly service
• Creating and maintaining an environment that is clean, organized, and safe for all children
• Supervise teacher aides in the classroom and ensure they are following program policy and customer
• service expectations
• Plan daily activities that are developmentally appropriate for young children
• Conduct child assessments and facilitate parent-teacher conferences
• Attend and engage in occasional parent participation events and other events that may be on nights
• and/or weekends
• Prepare weekly lesson plans according to policy
• Be responsible for daily sheets and the daily activities pertaining to eating, sleeping, and diaper
• changing
• Maintain a professional self-image and project the values of the organization at all times

Qualifications

• Be at least 19 years of age
• Have a high school degree or equivalent education
• Possess an Associate’s degree in early childhood education or child development; or a Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, child development or a child related field.
• Submit to various background checks including those completed through the Department of Human Services
• Be CPR/First Aid Certified
• Complete a Tuberculosis test and physical and provide a physician’s documentation of both
• Be mentally and physically capable of caring for a large group of children alone in a classroom
• Possess a strong work ethic, be punctual, and have minimal absences
• Have an awareness of the unique needs of young children and have appropriate expectations of their abilities
• Be able to kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry children up to 70lbs

Job Types: Contract, Part-time, Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Early Childhood Education: 1 year (Preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• Child Development Associate Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person