Infant/Toddler Teacher

Celebree Learning Centers; Fallston (MD); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free CEUs

Health Insurance

401K Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Child Care Discounts

Orientation Program

Employee Referral Bonuses

Monthly Team Building Initiatives

Job summary

Celebree School seeks qualified educators for full-time positions (30+ hours/week). We are dedicated to protecting, educating, and nurturing children, with benefits including health insurance, 401K, paid holidays, and professional growth opportunities.

You will manage classrooms in line with MSDE-OCC, create lesson plans, communicate with parents, and support children's development. An AA in ECE or higher and MD Level 5 credential are preferred.

Qualifications

• AA degree in Early Childhood Education or higher.
• MD state credential Level 5 or higher.
• 90 clock hrs in Child Development and Curriculum Planning plus 45 clock hrs Infant/Toddler Training or 90 clock hrs Infant/Toddler Development and Curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Manages classroom ensuring compliance with MSDE-OCC regulations, company standards, policies and procedures.
• Provides a welcoming and friendly classroom environment for all children, parents and visitors.
• Maintains attractive and current classroom displays and a Parent Board updated regularly.
• Creates and implements lesson plans that are age appropriate, aligns with weekly themes and Celebree’s curriculum.
• Assists and supervises children during activities and uses positive discipline techniques.
• Ensures classroom cleanliness and safety; completes paperwork such as Sunshine Reports, attendance, etc.
• Communicates with parents regularly with updates on development and happenings.

Skills

Classroom management

Child development knowledge

Parent communication

Team collaboration

Education

AA degree in Early Childhood Education

MD state credential Level 5

Infant/Toddler training hours

Job description

At every Celebree School™, our mission is to protect, educate, and nurture the children in our care. Child care jobs with our School family are life-changing ones. We say Celebree Schools are a place where we grow people big and small because we all learn from each other, every day. At Celebree Schools, we are committed to offering qualified educators rewarding child care jobs. We encourage staff members opportunities to become increasingly proficient in their position with the chance to grow within the Celebree Organization. To those ends, we have developed and implemented our Employee Investment Cycle.

At Celebree School we have an unsurpassed dedication to growing people BIG and small. As a member of the Celebree Team you have access to the tools and resources necessary to reach your full potential. The choice is yours, where do you want to go? What do you want to be? Make your time with Celebree one of personal and professional growth.

Click Here to Watch a video from our Celebree Team: https://vimeo.com/809891026/52ffea923d

Full Time (30+ hour per week) Benefits Offered:

• Free Continuing Education Units
• Tiers Program
• Career Development
• Short Term Disability
• 401K Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employer Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Child Care Discounts
• Orientation Program
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Monthly Team Building Initiatives
• Onboarding Cost Reimbursement
• Free Uniform Items

**not an all inclusive list**

Job Duties:

• Manages classroom ensuring compliance with all MSDE-OCC regulations, company standards, policies and procedures.
• Provides a welcoming and friendly classroom environment for all children, parents and visitors.
• Maintains attractive and current classroom/hallway displays and an educational and informative Parent Board that is updated regularly.

• Creates and implements thorough, timely lesson plans that are age appropriate and stimulating in accordance with weekly themes and Celebree’s curriculum; manages effective classroom transitions.
• Assists and supervises children during all activities; counsels children as needed using positive and appropriate discipline techniques.
• Ensures that appearance, cleanliness and safe environment of classroom are appropriately maintained.
• Accurately completes all classroom paperwork, e.g., Sunshine Reports, accident reports, attendance records.
• Communicates effectively with parents, e.g., greeting by name, addressing concerns in a timely manner, giving positive feedback, and providing regular updates on their child’s development and classroom happenings.
• Identifies opportunities and/or problems in the classroom and school and works with the assistant teacher and/or school director to resolve.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of the job. The job requires frequent bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, lifting and carrying; ability to lift 50
pounds.
Education/Experience:
90 clock hrs in Child Development and Curriculum Planning plus 45 clock hrs of Infant/Toddler Training OR 90 clock hrs Infant/
Toddler Child Development and Curriculum. AA degree (or college credit equivalent) in Early Childhood Education or
higher is preferred. Additionally, 9 clock hrs of training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public is also required if
candidate has had no college coursework at all.
MD state credential Level 5