Infant Guide

Guidedstudies; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid Medical, Vision, & Dental coverage

Four weeks of PTO

Additional PTO through volunteer hours

Nutritionist consultations

Nutritionist program

Job summary

A quality child development center in Raleigh, NC, seeks passionate teachers dedicated to Montessori-based programming for children aged 4 months to 5 years. Responsibilities include planning and preparing environments, observing children, and maintaining communication with families. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience in early childhood education. The position offers a generous benefits package including 100% company-paid medical coverage and four weeks of PTO each year.

Qualifications

• 3 years working in an early childhood program, preferably with infants.
• Knowledge of child development, Montessori/RIE caregiving techniques.
• Knowledge of Montessori/RIE caregiving techniques.
• Skills in observation and documentation, strong oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with a lead guide to plan and prepare the environment.
• Manage physical care of children using Montessori techniques.
• Observe and document observations regularly for each child.
• Provide daily reports to parents documenting care.
• Model appropriate pro-social behavior and redirect children.
• Prepare and maintain the environment based on observed needs.
• Maintain a clean, safe classroom and provide daily parent reports.

Skills

Observation techniques

Communication skills (oral and written)

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

What We Are Looking For

Ohana Child Development Center provides the highest quality Montessori/RIE based programming for children 4 months to 5 years of age. Ohana Child Development Center serves the families of Bandwidth employees, and is located in the Bandwidth Raleigh NC Headquarters. Ohana is looking for qualified, passionate guides and caregivers who are dedicated to providing respectful, encouraging and cognitively stimulating programming for the children in their care. We are recruiting teachers who are open to learning and continuing education, and who want to work in a collaborative environment (sharing their knowledge and learning from others). Ohana guides will partner with Bandwidth families to provide encouragement and support that best serves the children, and give continuous feedback to families regarding their children’s development and individual needs.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinates with a lead guide to plan and prepare the environment using Montessori/RIE principles.
• Managing physical care of children (including diapering and toileting) using Montessori and RIE techniques.
• Ensure the daily care of every child by following all school/ classroom procedures and standards as well as all licensing guidelines.
• Ensure visual supervision and child safety at all times.
• Observing and documenting observations regularly for each child.
• Preparing and maintaining the environment based on observations of the needs of the children.
• Maintaining a safe, clean and organized classroom environment.
• Provides daily reports to parents documenting diapering, sleeping and eating.
• Models appropriate pro-social behavior and redirects children when appropriate using positive discipline strategies.
• Form relationships with families, children, and co-teachers that are respectful of individual differences and culture, family styles and cultural/socioeconomic diversity.
• Meets regularly with co teachers to discuss observations, environmental design, curriculum planning, and challenges to ensure all guides are coordinating and collaborating.
• Provides developmental reports to parents and conducts parent conferences three times per year.
• Communicates important information to co teachers regarding aspects of the children and classroom.
• Maintain a professional self-image and project the values of Ohana and Bandwidth at all times.
• Keep up with required training hours & certifications according to licensing.
• Be open to applying new teaching, learning strategies as directed by the Director and the Ohana Board.
• Attend faculty meetings regularly.

Working Conditions

• Works in a normal Child Development Center environment.
• Must be able to lift, move, or hold children with weight up to 60 pounds.
• Must be able to observe children from various distances.
• Must be able to lift children from various heights.
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, reach with hands and arms and use hands to finger, handle or feel.
• Must have the ability navigate uneven outdoor terrain for limited periods of time in various mild to moderate weather conditions.

What You Need

• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience: 3 years working in an early childhood program, preferably with infants.
• Knowledge: Child development, Montessori/RIE caregiving techniques.
• Skills: Skilled in observation techniques and documentation, Communication skills (oral and written).

Bonus Points

• Education: B.A. or B.S. early childhood education or child development, MACTE accredited Montessori certification.
• Experience: 5+ years working in Montessori infant/toddler environment.
• Knowledge: Positive Discipline.
• Skills: Fluency in languages other than English.

The Whole Person Promise

• 100% company-paid Medical, Vision, & Dental coverage for you and your family with low deductibles and low out-of-pocket expenses.
• All new hires receive four weeks of PTO.
• PTO Embargo. When you take time off (of any kind!) you’re embargoed from working. Bandmates and managers are not allowed to interrupt your PTO – not even with email.
• Additional PTO can be earned throughout the year through volunteer hours and Bandwidth challenges.
• “Mahalo moments” program grants additional time off for life’s most important moments like graduations, buying a first home, getting married, wedding anniversaries (every five years), and the birth of a grandchild.
• Workout Lunches and unlimited meetings with our very own nutritionist.