Infant Teacher

The Goddard School; Marietta (AL); On-site; USD 45,847,000 - 54,443,000; 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 an Infant Teacher to join our preschool team. You will create a safe, loving environment for infants and engage in activities that support early development and secure relationships with families.

Responsibilities include caring for infants, maintaining a clean classroom, following all safety and licensing guidelines, and coordinating with families and staff to support each child's growth and milestones. Compensation: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Genuine 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.
• Ability to multitask while supervising children.
• Willing to complete required state, licensing, and school training.
• Previous infant/childcare experience preferred.
• CDA or other Early Childhood Education credential preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, responsive care to each infant.
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized classroom environment.
• Follow infant ratios, licensing regulations, health and safety procedures, and school policies.
• Follow each child’s feeding, sleeping, and diapering schedules.
• Change diapers and assist with infant hygiene and care.
• Prepare bottles and meals according to procedures and family instructions.
• Follow safe sleep practices.
• Engage infants with age-appropriate activities.
• Encourage developmental milestones and social-emotional development.
• Provide frequent positive interaction and individualized attention.
• Record daily activities and progress for families and leadership.
• Communicate professionally with families about their child’s day.
• Keep environments clean and sanitized per procedures.
• Collaborate with co-teachers and leadership team.
• Participate in planning, events, meetings, and training.
• Assist with transitions and other school responsibilities.

Skills

Love for infants

Patience

Dependable attendance

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Education

CDA or other ECE credential preferred

Infant/childcare experience 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.

  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.

  Compensation: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour

  This Is Your Moment

  The joy of childhood comes from those bright sparks of discovery -- moments that delight and surprise us. Your career at The Goddard School can be just as exciting. For more than 35 years, Goddard Schools have put each teacher at the heart of everything we do because teachers put each student at the heart of everything they do. The Goddard School trusts, empowers, and honors its exceptional educators. Develop your teaching skills in a vibrant and nurturing environment and make a difference in children's lives every day.

  Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.