Infant Room Co-Lead Teacher — Shape Young Minds

St. Joseph Academy; Cudahy (WI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Academy in Wisconsin is seeking a Co-Lead Infant Teacher to assist in daily programming for infants within the Early Childhood program.

You will collaborate with the Lead Infant Teacher to ensure developmentally appropriate practices and high-quality care, acting as a primary liaison to families. The role requires teamwork, effective communication, and the ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining licensing compliance and family confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor degree in early childhood education or related field required.
• Level 9 or above on the Registry.
• 1+ years experience within early care working in a licensed childcare setting.
• Exemplary interpersonal, collaborative, and planning skills.
• Interest and ability to support children and their families.
• Ability to analyze an issue, identify options, and implement solutions.
• Ability to work cooperatively with people in and outside of the Education/Childcare Services department.
• Ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) and effectively interact with children, their family members, management, and staff members.
• Ability to respond positively to work direction and guidance from others.
• Ability to work independently, managing multiple demanding tasks under critical timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Ensures consistent compliance and meets all licensing regulations.
• Teaching practices that are planned and executed reflect developmentally appropriate curriculum for children.
• Classroom environment is in compliance with licensing standards: cleaned; well-organized; maintained and refreshed with appropriate learning centers, displays and bulletin boards.
• Educational materials and toys are cleaned, sanitized, in good repair, stored and organized to optimize child safety and use.
• Maintains and refreshes well designed, child-focused bulletin boards that reflect children's work and interests.
• Develops and implements lesson plans in accordance with the Creative Curriculum, SJA philosophy and policies.
• Enforces policies and procedures that ensure our compliance with the WI Department of Children and Families licensing requirements and accreditation standards.
• Maintains supervision of children assigned to him/her at all times--alert to signs of illness or stress; informs Program Supervisor regarding children who may be showing signs of physical, emotional, or developmental problems
• Ensures each family's right to information about their child's progress while maintaining privacy and confidentiality, at all times
• Extends excellent service to all children and families
• Communicates verbally and in writing all pertinent information to assist in family satisfaction
• Establishes appropriate relationships with children, parents/guardians, staff, and the public which ensures a safe environment that protects children/families'/staff rights
• Fosters an environment that allows children, their families and staff to develop to their fullest potential
• Cultivates positive relationships with children, parents and families
• Assists children and parents in orienting to- and making a smooth transition from home to Center and from classroom to classroom
• Solicits information from families about their cultural background and interests
• Maintains day-to-day communication with parents, including interpretation and follow through of the SJA philosophy and policies
• Participates in family-centered events within the Center and the community
• Ensures children have the opportunity to learn, progress and achieve developmentally appropriate outcomes
• Assists in developing lesson plans that are hands-on, developmentally appropriate, and incorporate activities which reflect the interests and life experiences of the children assigned-consistent with Creative Curriculum objectives
• Informs parents of their child's developmental progress at least quarterly
• Assists in completing developmental assessment of individual children within the class and meet with families to discuss the assessment twice yearly
• Helps to establish and maintains individual child and classroom portfolios-transferring portfolios as the child matriculates through the Center
• Assesses the assigned children and uses information to plan and execute lessons
• Helps to maintain assessment records including written anecdotal notes on the attainment and progress towards each developmental goal
• Helps to maintain child and classroom records including weekly menus, meal counts, child attendance, and enrollment records
• Hours are Mon-Thurs 7:30-4:30 and Fridays 8:30-5:30
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Early childhood ed

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Associate or Bachelor degree in early childhood education

Experience in licensed childcare

Tools

Registry level 9+

Job description

St. Joseph Academy in Wisconsin is seeking a Co-Lead Infant Teacher to assist in daily programming for infants within the Early Childhood program.

You will collaborate with the Lead Infant Teacher to ensure developmentally appropriate practices and high-quality care, acting as a primary liaison to families. The role requires teamwork, effective communication, and the ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining licensing compliance and family confidentiality.