Infant/Toddler Teacher

Knoxville-Knox County Head Start/Early Head Start; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Retirement contributions (6%)

Paid leave (3+ weeks)

Free life insurance

Flexible spending account

Training and professional development

Job summary

Knoxville-Knox County Head Start/Early Head Start is seeking an Infant/Toddler Teacher to create a safe, nurturing environment for infants and toddlers in an Early Head Start classroom. The role emphasizes developmentally appropriate activities, family involvement, and health services coordination.

The position requires a degree in Early Childhood Education or related field, experience with infants/toddlers, a valid driver's license, and ability to work within Head Start policies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or related field with coursework relating to Early Childhood Development or Infant/Toddler CDA.
• Experience providing childcare services to infants/toddlers in a classroom setting.
• Driver's License and ability to supervise 4-8 infants/toddlers.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains a safe/healthy learning environment with routines and health services for children.
• Teaches developmentally appropriate activities and learning strategies for young children based on individual needs.
• Recruits, trains, and works with parents per Parent Involvement Plan; monitors attendance.
• Schedules and coordinates medical/dental appointments and immunizations; reports to Health Coordinator.
• Assists Family Services Coordinator in delivering Head Start family services and documents related activities.
• Demonstrates professional behaviors and works with Head Start staff; completes special assignments from the Head Start Director.

Skills

Infant/Toddler care

Classroom management

Parent engagement

Professionalism

Education

Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field

Infant/Toddler CDA

Job description

The Infant/Toddler Teacher provides a safe and caring learning environment for young children in an Early Head Start classroom.

What You’ll Do

• Establishes and maintains asafe and healthy learning environmentusing appropriate classroom organization, schedules, and routines and effective classroom and child management techniques; provides health and nutrition services for children.
• Teachesdevelopmentally appropriate learning activitiesandimplements developmentally appropriatelearning strategiesfor young children based on individual needs in order to advance physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth and development (with specific attention/provision made for children with mental health or special needs).
• Recruits, trains, and works appropriately withparentsin compliance with Parent Involvement Plan and operating policies and procedures; monitors children's attendance and provides follow‑up necessary to ensure regular, satisfactory child attendance.
• Communicates with parents to schedule and keep neededmedical/dental appointments and immunizations, and facilitates recommendations for follow‑up; provides feedback to Health Coordinator as required; and documents health related activities for comp files.
• Assists Family Services Coordinator/Specialists in the delivery of Head Startfamily services, including follow up on FPA goals and needed referrals and/or direct services, and documents family services related activities for comp files.
• Demonstratesprofessional behaviors(including time and attendance) and work habits which comply with agency personnel policies and procedures, works closely with all Head Start component staff to facilitate integrated service delivery, and completes special assignments from the Head Start Director.

Requirements

• Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or related field with coursework relating to Early Childhood Development or Infant/Toddler CDA
• Experience providing childcare services to infants/toddlers in a classroom setting
• Physical ability to supervise a group of 4-8 infants/toddlers
• Driver's License
• Criminal background checks (fingerprint, vulnerable person's registry, etc.)
• 4-day teaching week, with every Friday designated for professional development, team meetings, paperwork, lesson planning, etc.
• 1:4 Ratio in all Infant/Toddler Classrooms
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Employer
• Overtime pay over 40 hours
• no-cost meals when working with children
• Over three weeks of paid leave for winter break, spring break, holidays, etc.
• Free health insurance for the individual
• Dental and vision insurance
• Free life insurance equivalent to one's salary
• Retirement contributions by the employer equivalent to 6% of one's salary after one year of employment
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible spending account
• Training to update and renew skills
• Administered by Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC).

CAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.