Infant Lead Teacher

Spring Education Group; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Professional growth and training opportunities

Supportive, team-focused work environment

Job summary

A leading early childhood education provider is seeking an Infant Lead Teacher for its preschool in California. The ideal candidate will have a nurturing personality and provide a warm, engaging classroom environment. Responsibilities include developing trusting relationships with families, creating a stimulating space for infants, and collaborating with the teaching team. Competitive pay and professional growth opportunities are available. If you are passionate about supporting infants' early learning, apply today!

Qualifications

• Must provide a safe and engaging classroom experience for infants.
• 6 months of teaching experience in a licensed preschool or early childhood center is required.
• Authorization to work in the United States is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm, responsive, and engaging classroom experience.
• Build strong relationships with families through communication and care updates.
• Create a safe and stimulating classroom environment for infants.
• Collaborate with the teaching team to maintain consistent routines.

Skills

Nurturing personality

Patience

Flexibility

Education

Completed 12 Core ECE Units in Early Childhood Education

CDA in Infant Toddler

Job description

Overview

Spring Education Group’s Early Childhood Education Division includes nearly 150 schools offering services from infant care through Pre-K/K programs, as well as summer camp and after-school programs. Our locations span a nationwide geographic footprint and a diverse array of pedagogical approaches — including our proprietary Links to Learning curriculum that draws from the collective expertise of renowned early-age educators such as Dewey, Piaget and Vygotsky; Montessori schools that embrace both accredited Montessori methods – AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) and AMS (American Montessori Society); and progressive language immersion programs in Mandarin and Spanish.

Opportunity

Discovery Isle Preschool is seeking a loving and attentive Infant Lead Teacher to join our team. Our infant program provides a safe, nurturing environment where the youngest learners can explore, grow, and reach important developmental milestones — all while feeling secure and supported.

Responsibilities

As an Infant Lead Teacher, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Provide a warm, responsive, and engaging classroom experience that supports each child’s individual needs.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with families through daily communication and care updates.
• Create a safe and stimulating classroom environment where infants can develop curiosity, confidence, and early learning skills.
• Collaborate with your teaching team to maintain consistent routines, meet licensing standards, and uphold our school’s commitment to excellence.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old and have one of the following:
  • Completed 12 Core ECE Units in Early Childhood Education, including 3 Infant/Toddler units.
  • An awarded CDA in Infant Toddler.
• 6 months of teaching experience in a licensed preschool or early childhood center.
• Prior experience in a licensed childcare center.
• A nurturing personality with patience, flexibility, and a genuine love for working with babies.
• Authorization to work in the United States

Why Join Discovery Isle Preschool

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Professional growth and training opportunities.
• Supportive, team-focused work environment.
• A chance to make a meaningful impact in children’s earliest years of learning.

If you’re ready to create a loving, enriching environment where infants can thrive — and to help us continue developing the best schools and educators in America— apply today!

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.