Lead Infant Teacher

Lead Infant Teacher - Start August 2024

The Child Development Center is looking for an energetic, creative, and loving Lead Infant Teacher to join our teaching team. We are NAEYC accredited and a 4 Star Texas Rising Star preschool located in Southwest Austin serving children infants through Pre-K. As an established non-profit preschool, our primary focus is on children, families, and staff. We are a year-round program.

Lead Teacher is a full-time, full year position that starts August 2024.

As part of our commitment to our teachers we provide:

• Competitive pay $25-26 per hour commensurate with experience and education (highest pay in the industry and the area)
• Generous paid holidays (~22 Days per year, including paid weeks off at Spring Break & Winter Break) 
• Generous PTO (12 days in your first year, available after your first 30 days)
• Low teacher/student ratios
• Daily planning time
• Continuous teacher support through daily planning time and dedicated Education Administrators
• Discounted tuition rates for employee's children (dependent on current staff enrollment)
• Continued professional development and training
• Excellent Benefits package including health insurance, vision, and dental
• 401K with generous matching (after 1st year of employment)
• Generous paid parental leave (after 1st year of employment)

 The ideal candidate should:

• Have a passion for creating a nurturing, safe, and supportive learning environment that is stimulating and conducive to learning
• Have a love for children and the desire to make a difference in their lives
• Have a strong desire to work collaboratively with a talented team of diverse teachers and administrators
• Be able to manage a teaching team and maintain a commitment to professionalism

Duties Include:

• Collaborating with other Teachers and Education Directors to implement an engaging and developmentally appropriate curriculum for infants that follows the standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and Texas Rising Star
• Creating engaging and intentional lesson plans following the curriculums implemented at the school
• Engaging with infants in sensory play, which may mean getting on the floor to interact with them
• Managing and supporting the Assistant Teachers in the classroom through collaboration, modeling, and frequent communication
• Completing developmentally appropriate assessments of each child
• Ensuring each infant's needs are met
• Frequently changing diapers, clothes, or sheets
• Maintain and ensure classroom cleanliness guidelines are met throughout the day
• Communicating with families both verbally and in writing
• Maintaining an organized and clean classroom environment conducive to play-based learning
• Actively engaging with children throughout all daily activities
• Ensure compliance with state licensing minimum standards and compliance with school policies

Qualifications:

• Minimum: 1 years of teaching experience with infants
• Preferred ~ Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Elementary Education, or EC Special Education
• Required ~ CDA or Associates Degree in Education
• Candidates must meet all TDFPS requirements and must pass the appropriate background check
• Must be able to lift/carry up to 50 pounds
• General computer proficiency

If you would like to be part of this fun-loving, energetic group, please USE THE LINK TO APPLY

https://circleccdc.bamboohr.com/careers/59

Salary : $25 - $26