Multi-Age Flex Educator

Job Title: Multi-Age Flex Educator
Location: North Stonington, CT
Position Type: Full-Time

About Us:
North Stonington’s Early Learners is a NAEYC-recognized early childhood education program dedicated to providing warm, engaging, and developmentally rich experiences for children from infancy through preschool. Our team values connection, curiosity, high-quality care, and strong relationships. We are seeking a dedicated Multi-Age Flex Educator to support multiple classrooms and age groups across the center.

Position Overview:
The Multi-Age Flex Educator is a long-term, year-round position designed to provide consistent support across our infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms. This role is essential to maintaining quality and stability, especially during periods of planned staff absences. A key responsibility includes providing extended classroom coverage during maternity leaves and other long-term teacher absences, ensuring continuity of care, smooth transitions, and a nurturing learning environment for children.

This educator must be adaptable, confident with a wide range of ages, and able to step into any classroom with professionalism, warmth, and a strong understanding of developmentally appropriate practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide developmentally appropriate, nurturing care in infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms
• Support each classroom’s teaching goals, daily routines, and curriculum plans
• Build positive, responsive relationships with children across age groups
• Assist with early learning experiences, including language development, social-emotional growth, and hands-on exploration
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized classroom environment
• Uphold NAEYC standards and Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards (CT ELDS)
• Collaborate with teachers and leadership to support smooth transitions and program quality
• Communicate professionally with families and colleagues
• Provide reliable extended coverage during teacher maternity leaves and other planned absences

Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field, CDA, or relevant experience leading a classroom.
• Experience working with infants, toddlers, and/or preschoolers
• Strong understanding of child development and CT ELDS
• Flexible, dependable, and comfortable adapting to different classrooms and teaching styles
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
• CPR/First Aid Certification (or willingness to obtain)
• Ability to pass a background check

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay based on experience and education
• Paid professional development and training opportunities
• Retirement
• Education Reimburesment
• A valued role in supporting program consistency and high-quality care

How to Apply:
Please send your resume and a brief cover letter describing your early childhood experience and teaching philosophy to samantha@nostoearlylearners.com. We look forward to welcoming a warm, adaptable educator to our team.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.50 - $21.00 per hour

Work Location: In person