Infant Toddler Teacher

Meriden New Britain Berlin YMCA; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

YMCA membership

Job summary

The Y! is seeking a dedicated teacher to work with Infants and Toddlers (ages 6 weeks to 2 years) in a 40-hour work week with strong benefits, including a YMCA membership. The role leads classroom activities, coordinates curriculum, and partners with families to support child development.

Responsibilities include planning developmentally appropriate experiences, mentoring assistants, and maintaining safety and documentation while collaborating with a broader team to meet program goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum degree in Early Childhood Education or closely related field.
• Coursework and/or certifications in early childhood education must be completed or in-progress.
• Experience teaching infants, toddlers, or preschool-age children preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards.
• Lead by example and coach teaching teams to ensure high-quality instruction.
• Plan age-appropriate activities to support social, cognitive, and emotional growth.
• Maintain regular communications with parents through discussions, reports, and conferences.
• Ensure health, safety, and cleanliness standards are met in the learning environment.
• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers.
• Maintain accurate records and pursue professional development.

Skills

Curriculum planning

Leadership

Parent communication

Early childhood education knowledge

Team supervision

Education

Associate/Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education

ECE-related associate with 1080 clock hours

Bachelors with 500 clock hours in preschool

Teach For America / relevant program exposure

Coursework in ECE with 30/60 credits

Job description

If you're passionate about working with young children and providing a nurturing environment, consider joining our team at The Y! We're seeking a dedicated teacher to work with our Infants and Toddlers (ages 6wks-2) and offer a 40-hour work week with excellent benefits, including a YMCA membership. Our beautiful facilities provide a fun and positive work environment.

someone who is dependable, reliable, and eager to create a unique and engaging

learning experience for our students. If you're up for the challenge and want

This

position serves as the lead worker in a classroom of Early Start children

byplanning, implementing, and supervising all classroom activities. This

positionworks with typically developing children and children with

disabilities.Because thisposition is one part of a large system of

services provided to children and families,this position also serves as a

social service referral person and sharesresponsibility for parent

involvement in the program. The position of Teacher works intandem with

the rest of the parts of the system as an integrated team to support the

goalsof the program. The position may be reassigned to various

classrooms/centers asdeemed necessary for program operations.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate and implement educational curriculum by developing classroom activities based on developmentally appropriate practices and early learning standards.
• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Plan individual and group age-appropriate activities to actively engage children and encourage social, cognitive and emotional growth.
• Maintain frequent communications with parents through informal discussions, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met.
• Ensure a healthy classroom environment – including maintaining appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and safety and security of children.
• Supervise teacher assistants and classroom volunteers to ensure they are following planned activities, hygiene and safety standards.
• Maintain accurate records, forms and files.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

Current minimum qualification is one of the following:

• An associate, baccalaureate or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education;
• An associate degree in a field related to Early Childhood Education and coursework* equivalent to a major relating to Early Childhood Education with at least 1080clock hours of experience in an early childhood setting teaching infant toddler and preschool-age children;
• A baccalaureate or advanced degree in any field and coursework* equivalent to a major relating to Early Childhood Education with at least 500 clock hours of experience in an early childhood setting teaching preschool-age children; or
• A baccalaureate degree in any field and has been admitted into the Teach ForAmerica program, passed a rigorous early childhood content exam, such as the PraxisII, participated in a Teach For America summer training institute that includesteaching preschool children, and is receiving ongoing professional developmentand support from Teach For America’s professional staff.
• Coursework equivalent to a major related to Early Childhood Education includes but is not limited to the following:
• Teaching Credentials: licensure or certification by the state for Pre-Kteachers recognized by the local school district or state educationagency as qualifying teachers to teach pre-school children in that schooldistrict or state if the individual has at least 500 clock hours of experience inan early childhood setting teaching pre-school aged children.

OR

• *Coursework :No less than 30 credits for the associates degree or 60credits for the bachelors degree in courses that focus on child development,early childhood education and curriculum, early childhood teachingand assessment, psychology, family development, health and physicaldevelopment, mathematics, science, and children’s literature.Such coursesmay have been taken in various departments, such as Education, HomeEconomics, Music, Art, Library Sciences, Physical Education and Recreation,Psychology, Family Studies, and others. For the associates degree no lessthan 15 credits of the total 30 credits required must be specifically in earlychildhood education or child development; for the bachelors degree no lessthan 30 credits of the 60 credits required must be specifically in earlychildhood education or child development.

It is up to each employee to provide to their immediate supervisor, and/or the staffperson responsible for Human Resources, information on the college creditcourses taken (e.g., transcripts) and to demonstrate that the courses not specifically inthe areas of early childhood education or child development address early childhoodeducation or child development with a focus on children ages three to five (mayrequire a copy of the course syllabus).

If applicable federal, state or local Head Start or child care regulations, now or asamended in the future, contain additional requirements or qualifications for this positionwhich are not specifically stated in this Job Description, the requirements andqualifications will apply, even if not specifically set forth in this Job Description.

Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish or English and other languages present in thelocal area).Within 90 days of employment, must obtain and continually maintainbasic first aid and pediatric CPR certification (or sooner if required by local/stateregulations).Acceptable tuberculosis screening results, a clear criminal recordscheck (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and aninitial health exam are required post job offer and prior to employment.