Infant Preschool Teacher

Heritage Oak Private Education; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid holidays

Sick days

401k with company match

Tuition discounts for children

Professional development

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Spring Education Group’s Merryhill School is seeking an Infant Teacher to provide nurturing care and developmentally appropriate activities for infants, fostering cognitive, language, social-emotional, and physical growth in a safe environment.

You will plan lessons, facilitate arts and crafts, supervise meals and transitions, support potty training, and collaborate with families and staff to ensure a consistent, positive student experience.

Qualifications

• 12 semester (or 18 quarter) units in Early Childhood Education, including coursework in child development, curriculum, and family/community
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Early childhood education coursework, Child Development Associate credential, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree preferred
• Previous experience caring for infants in a licensed childcare or preschool setting preferred
• Knowledge of infant development, responsive caregiving practices, and age-appropriate learning activities
• Ability to meet all state childcare licensing and training requirements
• Current infant and child CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain certification before or shortly after hire
• Ability to successfully complete state and federal background checks
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to lift and carry infants, sit on the floor, bend, stoop, and remain actively engaged throughout the day
• Commitment to maintaining a safe, nurturing, inclusive, and dependable learning environment

Responsibilities

• Create and implement developmentally appropriate lesson plans and learning activities
• Plan and facilitate arts and crafts, games, outdoor play, and hands-on educational experiences
• Provide attentive supervision during classroom activities, outdoor play, meals, snacks, and transitions
• Support children with potty training and other age-appropriate personal-care routines
• Encourage language development, independence, positive peer interactions, and emotional growth
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary classroom environment
• Collaborate with fellow teachers and school leaders to provide a consistent and positive student experience
• Communicate professionally with families regarding classroom activities and student development
• Follow all school policies and applicable licensing requirements related to health, safety, and student supervision

Skills

Strong communication

Collaboration

Organization

Relationship-building

Education

12 semester units in ECE

High school diploma or equivalent

ECE coursework or CDA/AA/BA preferred

Job description

Spring Education Group is a multi-brand education network of superior private school institutions spanning infant care through high school. The network (currently composed of approximately 220 schools) brings together some of the best private school programs in the country, with proven track records educating children through unique and carefully crafted curricula.

Infant Teacher – Merryhill School

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays and sick days
• 401k plan with company match
• Tuition discounts for your children
• Professional development
• Education reimbursement and partnerships

About the Role

As an Infant Teacher at Merryhill School, you will provide attentive, nurturing care in a safe and stimulating classroom environment. You will support each infant’s individual feeding, sleeping, and developmental needs while creating meaningful learning experiences that encourage early cognitive, language, social-emotional, and physical growth.

Through responsive caregiving and consistent communication with families, you will help establish a strong foundation for each child’s continued development and success.

You will also:

• Create and implement developmentally appropriate lesson plans and learning activities
• Plan and facilitate arts and crafts, games, outdoor play, and hands‑on educational experiences
• Provide attentive supervision during classroom activities, outdoor play, meals, snacks, and transitions
• Support children with potty training and other age-appropriate personal‑care routines
• Encourage language development, independence, positive peer interactions, and emotional growth
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary classroom environment
• Collaborate with fellow teachers and school leaders to provide a consistent and positive student experience
• Communicate professionally with families regarding classroom activities and student development
• Follow all school policies and applicable licensing requirements related to health, safety, and student supervision

What We’re Looking For

• 12 semester (or 18 quarter) units in Early Childhood Education, including coursework in child development, curriculum, and family/community
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Early childhood education coursework, Child Development Associate credential, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree preferred
• Previous experience caring for infants in a licensed childcare or preschool setting preferred
• Knowledge of infant development, responsive caregiving practices, and age-appropriate learning activities
• Ability to meet all state childcare licensing and training requirements
• Current infant and child CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain certification before or shortly after hire
• Ability to successfully complete state and federal background checks
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to lift and carry infants, sit on the floor, bend, stoop, and remain actively engaged throughout the day
• Commitment to maintaining a safe, nurturing, inclusive, and dependable learning environment

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.