Lead Infant Teacher

Florida United Methodist Children's Home; Deltona, Enterprise (FL, FL); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Training opportunities

Job summary

Residing Hope is seeking a dedicated caregiver for a full-time, hourly position in Enterprise, FL, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, joining a team that enriches the lives of children and families.

You will support children in group homes, foster care, and independent living programs, help with daily routines, plan activities, and report progress to the Director; a High School Diploma or higher is required, and CDA certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or higher required.
• Child Development Associate (CDA) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes a warm and friendly, yet objective relationship with the children.
• Helps children with eating, dressing, and activities to foster appropriate Habits.
• Provides care and protection of children and meets their individual needs.
• Keeps daily attendance and meal counts; documents absences.

Skills

Child care

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or higher

CDA certification (preferred)

Job description

This is a full‑time, hourly position working Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. The position is located in Enterprise, FL.

Do you believe that every child deserves a healthy, happy, nurturing environment in which to grow? Are you an individual who desires to dedicate your career to enriching the lives of children and families? If so, we look forward to you joining Residing Hope where you can make a positive difference to children and families in need.

How We Help Children in Need

At Residing Hope, we believe that children and families should be empowered to experience the transforming love of Christ through evidence‑based care and holistic services. This is reflected in our work as we care for children in crisis, including those abused, abandoned or neglected.

We give love, hope, and a place to live to more than 500 children through group homes, foster care, an independent living program, and specialized therapy.

Why Residing Hope?

• Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, vision, life insurances, and more
• Work life balance, including flexible scheduling, generous paid time off plans and ten paid holidays per year
• Retirement benefits with up to a 5% contribution match
• Educational tuition reimbursement and certification incentives
• Incredible training opportunities
• Discounted tuition rates to our onsite Montessori school

What You Need

• High School Diploma or higher
• Child Development Associate (CDA) certification, preferred

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Establishes a warm and friendly, yet objective relationship with the children.
• Helps children to eat, dress, and do other activities, which foster appropriate habits.
• Provides care and protection of children and meets their individual needs.
• Participates in staff meetings and helps to plan goals.
• Participates in State and CCRN required training.
• Ensures that equipment and materials are accessible and in good condition.
• Attends and participates in meetings and workshops related to group child care.
• Distributes, arranges, and maintains teaching materials and equipment.
• Reports any significant problems of progress or any unusual behavior of children to the Director.
• Keeps an incident log to observe and record significant individual and group behavior. Also records any incident, injury or area of concern and to documents significant parent interactions.
• Communicates with parents through daily progress reports, conversations, conferences, notes and PAC meetings in support of the lead teacher.
• Keeps daily attendance and meal counts. Documents reasons for absences.
• Performs general housekeeping duties in the center; maintaining the room in a neat, clean, aesthetically pleasing manner, conducive to constructive play appropriate for the age group served.
• Is always friendly and helpful to children, staff and parents.
• Maintains responsibility and direct supervision of all children in the group during on‑duty hours.
• Assists in planning a flexible weekly program for the children on appropriate lesson plan sheets basing the content on curriculum outline and the developmental stages of the children.
• Changes diapers according to written procedures, cleans up messes such as vomit, diarrhea, or toilet floods as needed.
• Maintains a positive attitude and supports the efforts of the whole team.
• Decorates the room, door and bulletin boards according to daily, weekly and monthly schedule.
• Remains in the Child Care Center during assigned hours, unless specifically assigned duty elsewhere.
• Perform all other job duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

House Bill 531 (2025) Requires that we provide the following link that we screen all applicants through the Clearinghouse https://info.flclearinghouse.com

As part of our commitment to safety and child protection, Residing Hope requires all candidates for positions with access to children and teens to complete the Diana Screen®. The Diana Screen is a scientifically validated online sexual risk screen designed to help identify individuals who may not recognize appropriate sexual boundaries between adults and children. It is not a test of intelligence, but a tool to measure attitudes and potential risk.