Director de Infantes/Niños Pequeños

Livermore Playschool Inc; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Livermore Playschool Inc. is seeking an Infant Teacher to support cognitive and social development of preschoolers aged 18 to 36 months under the guidance of the Director.

The role focuses on play-centered learning, safety, and creating a nurturing environment that promotes early learning and social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth. The teacher collaborates with staff, maintains developmental records, communicates with parents, and helps implement age-appropriate curricula and daily

Qualifications

• Minimum of an AA Degree in Early Childhood Education or able to obtain within two years of employment.
• At least 3 units in ECE/CD related to care of infants and toddlers or coursework focused on infants/toddlers.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience with infants and toddlers; strong communication, creativity, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the assigned schedule on time.
• Develops and implements curriculum meeting the emotional, cognitive, physical, and social needs of infants and toddlers.
• Reviews each child’s files and is informed about medical and developmental histories.
• Identifies developmental concerns.
• Supervises and cares for infants and toddlers, including diaper changes and meal preparation.
• Maintains meal, nap, and diaper-change logs.
• Fosters a positive and supportive learning atmosphere.
• Ensures safety for all children, including parents, teachers, and staff.
• Supports daily schedules, tasks, routines, and activities; fills in when needed.
• Supervises the Assistant Infant Teacher / Infant Aide.
• Maintains communication with parents via emails or direct conversations; speaks with respect.
• Maintains licensing ratios as required by regulations.
• Reports issues and concerns to the Director.
• Completes required training (safety, development) on time.
• Participates in collaboration meetings and professional development.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director

Skills

Child development understanding

Communication with parents

Creativity

Patience

Education

ECE AA Degree

Job description

Position Summary:

The Infant Teacher, under the guidance of the Director (Executive Director), aids in the cognitive and social development of preschoolers. Working with children from eighteen months (18 months) to thirty-six months (36 months), the Infant Teacher must impart and effectively communicate the most basic social skills focusing on play-centered learning and creativity, provide a safe and nurturing learning environment for infants and toddlers, and will use age-appropriate teaching and learning strategies to create an environment that promotes early learning as well as social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reports to the assigned schedule on time.
• Develops and implements curriculum that meets the emotional, cognitive, physical, and social needs of infants and toddlers in his/her class.
• Reviews each child’s files and/or information in his/her class and is informed and knowledgeable about their medical and developmental histories.
• Identifies any physical or mental development concerns.
• Performs diaper changes and ensures changing tables are clean at all times.
• Supervises and cares for infants and toddlers, including diaper changes and meal preparation.
• Maintains meal, nap, and diaper changes logs.
• Foster a positive and supportive learning atmosphere.
• Ensures, supports, and enforces safety for all children including parents, teachers, and staff.
• Supports and implements daily schedules, tasks, routines, and activities as directed by the Director. If breakdown in schedules, routines, tasks, activities, and/or procedures occurs, is responsible for filling in until he/she is able to meet with appropriate staff members to correct these.
• Supervises the Assistant Infant Teacher / Infant Aide.
• Develops and maintains communication with parents in their respective programs through emails, or through direct communication; speaks and listens to parents with respect.
• Maintains legal ratios as required by licensing and as directed by the Director.
• Reports all issues and concerns with students and parents to the Director.
• Completes all required training courses (e.g. safety, professional development) on time as assigned by the Director / Executive Director and/or HR.
• Participates in collaboration meetings and in professional development activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have an AA Degree on Early Childhood Education or is able to obtain the AA Degree within two (2) years from the date of employment.
• Must have completed at least 3 unit(s) in ECE/CD related to the care of infants and toddlers or shall contain instructions specific to infants and toddlers (e.g. completed units in Infant/Toddler Development or Infant/Child Development).
• 3-5 years of relevant experience working with infants and toddlers plus including pertinent skills as it relates to child development: good written and verbal communication skills, creativity, emotional development, patience, classroom structure, and discipline.
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices; able to develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; patient, kind, creative, organized, enthusiastic, and energetic.
• Has a professional demeanor, a team player, flexible, and able to adjust to changing schedules and work situations.
• Must complete the following required training: Mandated Reporter, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Food Handling, CPR and First Aid.
• Must be able to bend, lift, and reach (reasonable accommodation may be provided)
• Must pass background/fingerprint clearances including reference checks
• Clear health screening and TB Test results