Infant Teacher

Lakeview Village, Inc.; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Retirement plan with employer match

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness center and pool

Job summary

A retirement community provider in Lenexa is seeking an experienced Infant Teacher to create a nurturing classroom environment for infants and toddlers. The role requires a high school diploma or GED, teaching experience in early childhood, and good communication skills. Join a passionate team dedicated to providing quality services and make a difference in the lives of families.

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age per KDHE requirements.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification within 30 days of hire.
• Understanding of state licensing regulations for childcare.

Responsibilities

• Create a fulfilling classroom environment for children.
• Instill a love for learning in infants and toddlers.
• Establish good relationships with children’s parents.

Skills

Good communication skills

Experience in early childhood settings

Leadership skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Minimum of 12 college hours in Early Childhood coursework

Associates’ Degree or higher in Early Childhood Education

Job description

At Lakeview Village, we are friendly professionals who are united by our passion for providing aging adults with a lifestyle and quality services above the rest. This is your opportunity to be a part of a community that creates cherished memories for our residents.

Lakeview Village is a continuing care retirement community. We have an opening for an Infant Teacher to work Full Time.

Lakeview's Infant Teacher is responsible for upholding the Lakeview Village Child Development Center’s educational philosophies and goals by forming appropriate relationships with staff and families, providing guidance for the children, and providing overall management to the assigned classroom. Provides a warm, nurturing environment where families feel welcomed and loved.

• Competitive pay
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fitness center and pool

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates a classroom environment that fulfills the social, emotional, physical, spiritual, and intellectual needs of individual children, and the group as a whole.
• Instills a love for learning in infants and toddlers; assists them in exploring and learning at their own pace.
• Takes responsibility for self-and team-functioning, contributes to a positive, upbeat work environment.
• Creates a clean, orderly, and safe physical environment that permits children to explore and learn.
• Interacts appropriately with children on a group and individual level and encourages them to participate in activities.
• Responds to the needs of children effectively, and with sensitivity.
• Ensures that children are appropriately and adequately supervised in all assigned areas.
• Establishes good relationships with children’s parents, ensures that parents maintain positive involvement with the CDC.
• Interacts positively with residents, staff, and others.
• Complies with all child observation record keeping requirements. Observes, reports, and documents significant behaviors or developmental concerns to the CDC director in a timely manner.
• Utilizes appropriate, consistent, and positive discipline.
• Executes developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
• Maintains an appropriate classroom inventory.
• Ensures that children are released to only authorized adults.
• Assists in ensuring that the CDC consistently meets the goals of the intergenerational program.
• Assists in ensuring that the CDC consistently meets State licensing regulations.
• Assists the Director in effectively monitoring float teachers and volunteers.
• Attends in-service training or educational meetings as required.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Handles stress well, gets along with others in the workplace, maintains acceptable standards of conduct.
• Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.
• Completes trainings as required by policy.
• Supportive of Lakeview Village’s vision, mission, and values.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age, in accordance with KDHE requirements.
• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and English comprehension.
• Must have experience teaching in an early childhood setting.
• Completed a minimum of 12 college hours of early childhood coursework; an Associates’ Degree in Early Childhood Education, CDA, or Bachelors in Early Childhood Education is preferred.
• Understanding and application of developmentally appropriate classroom management for an Early Childhood setting.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification is required within 30 days of hire date.
• Understanding of State licensing regulations for a childcare setting.
• Certification of attendance in Child Abuse and Neglect, Signs and Symptoms of Illness within 30 days of hire date.
• ABC sleep certificate within 30 days of hire date.
• Demonstrates leadership and the ability to exercise independent judgment when procedures cannot be standardized.
• Experience in a childcare setting with three or more children under two is preferred.
• Empathetic approach to the elderly and ability to work in a team with residents, relatives, staff, and others.

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