Infant Teacher

The Goddard School; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

The Goddard School is seeking a nurturing Infant Teacher to join our preschool team in Georgia. You will provide warm, responsive care, maintain a safe classroom, and follow licensing and school policies to support early development.

Responsibilities include engaging infants with activities, coordinating feeding and sleep schedules, and communicating progress with families while maintaining clean, organized spaces and collaborating with co-teachers and leadership.

Qualifications

• Love for infants and early childhood education.
• Patient, nurturing, attentive, and energetic.
• Dependable with consistent attendance.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Comfortable working closely with families and fellow teachers.
• Able to multitask while supervising children.
• Willing to complete required state and school trainings.
• Infant/childcare/preschool experience preferred.
• CDA or ECE credential preferred.
• Meet state background check and employment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, responsive, and attentive care to each infant.
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized, nurturing classroom environment.
• Follow required infant classroom ratios, licensing, health and safety procedures, and school policies.
• Follow each child’s feeding, sleeping, diapering, and developmental schedule as appropriate.
• Change diapers and assist with infant hygiene and care.
• Prepare and administer bottles and meals per procedures and family instructions.
• Follow safe sleep practices at all times.
• Engage infants with age-appropriate activities and developmental milestones.
• Provide positive verbal interaction and individualized attention.
• Observe and report developmental progress or concerns to leadership.
• Maintain accurate daily records (bottles, meals, naps, etc.).
• Communicate professionally with families about their child’s day.
• Keep classroom and equipment clean and sanitized.

Skills

Infant care

Patience

Dependability

Communication

Family collaboration

Multitasking

Training compliance

Experience preferred

Background check

Education

CDA or ECE credential preferred

Job description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance

We are seeking a nurturing, dependable, and enthusiastic Infant Teacher to join our preschool team. Our Infant Teachers play an incredibly important role in creating a safe, loving, and engaging environment where our youngest students can grow, explore, and develop.

The ideal candidate is patient, attentive, dependable, and passionate about working with infants. This position requires someone who understands that infant care is about much more than meeting basic needs—it is about building secure relationships, encouraging early development, communicating closely with families, and making each child feel safe and loved throughout the day.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, responsive, and attentive care to each infant.
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and nurturing classroom environment.
• Follow all required infant classroom ratios, licensing regulations, health and safety procedures, and school policies.
• Follow each child's individual feeding, sleeping, diapering, and developmental schedule as appropriate.
• Change diapers and assist with all aspects of infant hygiene and care.
• Prepare and administer bottles and meals according to school procedures and family instructions.
• Follow safe sleep practices at all times.
• Engage infants through age-appropriate activities including tummy time, sensory exploration, music, books, movement, language development, and supervised play.
• Encourage developmental milestones including rolling, sitting, crawling, pulling up, early communication, and social-emotional development.
• Provide frequent positive verbal interaction, affection, and individualized attention.
• Observe children closely and communicate developmental progress or concerns with school leadership.
• Maintain accurate daily records regarding bottles, meals, diaper changes, naps, activities, and other required information.
• Communicate professionally and positively with families regarding their child's day.
• Keep the classroom, toys, feeding areas, changing areas, and equipment clean and sanitized according to school procedures.
• Work collaboratively with co-teachers and members of the leadership team.
• Participate in classroom planning, school events, staff meetings, professional development, and required training.
• Assist with classroom transitions and other school responsibilities as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate professionalism at all times.

Qualifications

• Have a genuine love for infants and early childhood education.
• Be patient, nurturing, attentive, and energetic.
• Be dependable and able to maintain consistent attendance.
• Have strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Be comfortable working closely with families and fellow teachers.
• Be able to multitask while maintaining constant supervision of children.
• Be willing to complete all required state, licensing, and school training.
• Have previous infant, childcare, preschool, or early childhood experience preferred.
• Have a CDA or other Early Childhood Education credential preferred.
• Meet all state-required background check and employment requirements.

Physical Requirements

Candidates must be able to perform the physical responsibilities associated with caring for infants, including regularly sitting on the floor, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, lifting and carrying children, and safely moving throughout the classroom.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who understands how important consistency and relationships are during the first year of a child's life. Our Infant Teachers should take pride in creating a classroom where families feel confident leaving their babies each day.

The right person will be loving, reliable, professional, safety-focused, and excited to be part of a collaborative preschool team.