Infant Teacher Assistant/Floater

River Road Early Learning Center; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Paid Holidays

Two-week Christmas Break

Optional summer schedule

Professional development opportunities

Supportive leadership team

Beautiful campus in Henrico's West End

Opportunity to make a lasting impact

Job summary

River Road Early Learning Center is seeking an Infant Teacher who is compassionate and knowledgeable about early development. You will support infants' cognitive, language, social, and physical growth in a warm classroom.

The role emphasizes nurturing caregiving, collaboration with co-teachers, and adherence to safety and licensing standards, with opportunities for professional growth within our educational community.

Qualifications

• Passionate about infant development and early childhood education.
• Patient, calm, nurturing and dependable.
• Excellent communicator with strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Create a warm, safe, and responsive classroom where infants feel secure and loved.
• Build trusting relationships with each child through nurturing caregiving.
• Monitor and support cognitive, physical, language, and social-emotional milestones.
• Feed, diaper, comfort, and care for infants with positive interactions.
• Encourage early language development through reading, singing and conversation.
• Observe and document each child's developmental progress.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary classroom environment.
• Collaborate with co-teachers and administrators to provide high-quality care.
• Follow Virginia licensing regulations and center policies.

Skills

Infant Development

Early Childhood Education

Nursing background

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Early Childhood Education

Nursing

Pediatric Nursing

Healthcare

Job description

About the Position:

At River Road Early Learning Center, we believe the first year of life is one of the most important periods of a child's development. We are seeking a compassionate, knowledgeable, and nurturing Infant Teacher who is passionate about providing exceptional care while fostering each child's cognitive, social, emotional, language, and physical development.

We are especially interested in candidates with a background in nursing, healthcare, pediatrics, or infant care, as their knowledge of infant health, safety, and development is a tremendous asset in creating a high-quality learning environment.

If you believe every diaper change, bottle feeding, cuddle, and conversation is an opportunity to build trust and support healthy development, we would love to meet you.

What You'll Do:

As an Infant Teacher, you will:

• Create a warm, safe, and responsive classroom where infants feel secure and loved.
• Build trusting relationships with each child through nurturing, consistent caregiving.
• Monitor and support developmental milestones in cognitive, physical, language, and social-emotional development.

• Feed, diaper, comfort, and care for infants while maintaining positive, engaging interactions.
• Encourage early language development through reading, singing, conversation, and descriptive language.
• Observe and document each child's developmental progress.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary classroom environment.

• Collaborate with co-teachers and administrators to provide the highest quality care.
• Follow all Virginia licensing regulations and River Road Early Learning Center policies.

Qualifications:

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about infant development and early childhood education.
• Patient, calm, nurturing, and dependable.
• An excellent communicator with strong organizational skills.
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Committed to providing exceptional care and building positive relationships with families.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with infants in a licensed childcare or early childhood setting required
• • Early Childhood Education.
  • Child Development.
  • Education.
  • Nursing.
  • Pediatric Nursing.
  • Healthcare.

• Or a related field preferred.

Why River Road?

River Road Early Learning Center is more than a childcare center—we are an educational community dedicated to providing children with a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Our teachers are valued professionals who work in a supportive, collaborative environment where relationships matter.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly pay.

• Paid Holidays.
• Two-week Christmas Break.
• Optional summer schedule.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Supportive leadership team.
• Beautiful campus in Henrico's West End.
• Opportunity to make a lasting impact during a child's most important developmental years.

Our Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate sees caregiving as teaching. They understand that comforting a crying infant, responding to cues, talking through routines, and building secure attachments are all essential parts of early learning. Whether your experience comes from an infant classroom, pediatric nursing, neonatal care, or another healthcare setting, if you have a heart for nurturing young children and helping them thrive, we encourage you to apply.

Join our team and help give our youngest learners the very best start in life.