Job description

Job Title: Infant/Toddler Teacher
Reports To: Director / Assistant Director
Supervisor(s): Executive Director of Operations, Director & Assistant Director
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Approved By: Bristol Child Development Center, Inc. Board of Directors

Summary
Provide infants and toddlers with experiences and opportunities that allow for the development of curiosity, initiative, problem-solving, and creativity, as well as a sense of self and a feeling of belonging to a group.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

▪ Create a pleasant, inviting classroom atmosphere in which children feel comfortable and secure.

▪ Ensure the safety of children through constant supervision, effective arrangement of space, proper maintenance of equipment.

▪ Design and implement indoor and outdoor learning environments that engage the total development of each child while addressing the individual needs of the children in the group

▪ Promote feelings of security and trust in infants and toddlers.
▪ Provide a learning environment for infants and toddlers that is warm, supporting, and comforting.
▪ Monitor physical and emotional well-being of children.
▪ Establish strong and caring relationships with the infants and toddlers in your care.
▪ Participate in team-teaching approach within the classroom by collaborating in developing and implementing a developmentally appropriate and individualized development plan for each child; taking care to include parents in the planning process.

▪ Conduct developmental screenings of infants’ and toddlers’ motor, language, cognitive, perceptual, social, physical health, and emotional skills.

▪ Use informal assessments in addition to formal screenings, in order to determine developmental need and interest.

▪ Maintain an open, friendly and cooperative relationship with each child and each child’s family.

▪ Encourage parental involvement in the program.
▪ Promote parent-child bonding.
▪ Nurture the parent-child relationship.
▪ Work with parents to increase their understanding of child development, including but not limited to developmental stages, developmental appropriateness, early literacy, and parental involvement.

▪ Assess family needs.
▪ Develop and maintain an open communication system with parents. Conduct parent conferences as required.
▪ Establishes and maintains parent contacts through progress reports, parent conferences, daily and weekly classroom reporting methods, newsletters and personal contact.

▪ Works with staff, parents and other professionals to integrate services to benefit the child.

▪ Maintain a healthy and safe learning environment for children following DPH & NAEYC guidelines.

▪ Works with consultants to provide educational program within the classroom.
▪ Acts as a role model to other staff promoting a harmonious environment for staff and children.
▪ Contribute to the operation of the center by participating in staff meetings and sharing information gained through attendance at workshops and professional development.
▪ In collaboration with the Administrative team assist in setting program goals and strategic planning.
▪ Promotes effective working relationships and works cooperatively as part of a team to facilitate the center’s ability to meet its goals and objectives.
▪ Report issues and/or incidents concerning children, parents or staff to the administrative staff.
▪ Maintain professionalism and confidentiality.
▪ Follows the centers abuse and neglect policy for reporting suspected abuse.
▪ Physically able and willing to interact with children in the indoor and outdoor environment.
▪ Performs other duties as assigned.

Educational Qualifications
Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education or related human services field plus applicable work experience. Must meet QSM qualifications in CT
Charts a Course registry or be willing to obtain ECTC credential.

Experience and Training

▪ At least one year of experience in an early childhood setting
▪ First Aid and CPR certification or willingness to complete required courses
▪ Medication and Epi-pen certification or willingness to complete required training

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

▪ Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment in situations and flexibility in accommodating individual needs/skills for each child.

▪ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work with parents, staff and community.

▪ Ability to maintain confidentiality.
▪ Ability to work in a center environment, actively participate in physical activities with children.
▪ Must be energetic and physically agile. Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, pushing light objects and lifting children.
▪ Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
▪ Vision and hearing corrected to normal
▪ Must be able to communicate fluently in English, both verbally and in writing.

Other Requirements:

▪ Required to undergo a criminal and Department of Children and Families background check per the Office of Early Childhood’s state licensing requirements.

▪ Statement of good health from personal physician including documentation of a negative tuberculosis test.

Work Environment
Early childhood setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Frequently required to participate in and supervise classroom environment, frequent exposure to outside weather, childhood illness and bodily fluids.

Signature: ___________________________ Date:____________________

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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