Infant Toddler Support Educator

Youth In Need; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 18,400 - 26,206; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Floating Holiday

Sick Days

Vacation Days

401k with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance

Growth Opportunities

Job summary

Youth In Need is hiring an Infant Toddler Support Educator to create a warm classroom environment, mentor caregivers, and collaborate with parents. This role emphasizes responsive care, structured lesson planning, and developmentally appropriate practices to help children reach their potential.

The position offers benefits and opportunities for growth, with pay starting at $16.19 per hour and benefits including health coverage and retirement options.

Qualifications

• CDA required or assistance to obtain.
• 1+ years experience in an Early Head Start program or licensed childcare.

Responsibilities

• Create a warm, welcoming classroom environment for infants and toddlers.
• Collaborate with parents and colleagues to support child development.
• Demonstrate responsive infant/toddler care and framework for developmentally appropriate practice.
• Plan lessons and manage classroom activities following EHS guidelines.

Education

Infant Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA)

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

Would you like a career that changes lives while working with a team built on shared values? Look no further! At Youth In Need, we value community and relationships. We encourage courageous spaces, leaning into discomfort, and stretching your learning muscles. As a Infant Toddler Support Educator, you'll create a warm, welcoming classroom environment that helps children reach their highest potential while partnering with parents and your colleagues to help make this happen. You'll show exemplary Infant/Toddler responsive care, while demonstrating classroom management skills, lesson planning and developmentally appropriate practice.

About Youth In Need

Youth In Need has been around since 1974 helping to create safe places for the area\'s most vulnerable children. We have more than 400 full- and part-time staff who serve more than 8,000 children, teens and families at nearly 100 locations in six counties in Eastern Missouri. Youth In Need has been named a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplace for seven straight years. We are nationally recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services as an exemplary program. For more information on our commitment, please visit www.youthinneed.org.

This Position

• We are interested in Infant Toddler Support Teachers with a minimum of an Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate (we can help you get this!) and a High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• We\'re looking for someone with 1 or more years\' experience working in an Early Head Start Program or a licensed community childcare program.

This is an hourly position with starting pay at $16.19/hour.

Why Apply

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance at low cost
• Paid Time Off including 12 Holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, 12 Sick Days and 2 Weeks Vacation (which increases with years of service)
• 401k with 3% Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance
• Opportunity for growth
• No phone calls please. If you have questions, please email [e-mail].

Youth In Need is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to ability, age, ancestry, color, cultural background, faith/religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, income, marital status, national origin, political belief/affiliation, pregnancy, race, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Salary: $16.19 per hour