Toddler Teacher

Job Summary

Teaching staff are responsible for planning and delivering high-quality educational programs for children ranging from infants through school age depending on program needs. This role involves facilitating age-appropriate activities supporting childrens social and emotional development and ensuring children are supervised at all times in a safe healthy and nurturing environment.

Essential Functions

• Develop and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with learning foundations and childrens interests

• Create maintain and enhance intentional enriched and supportive learning environments and experiences

• Build authentic culturally responsive relationships with children families and team members

• Ensure childrens health and safety through proper supervision positive interactions and adherence to safety and compliance standards

• Collaborate effectively with colleagues to deliver high-quality programs and foster creative supportive workplaces

Work Environment Expectations

• Demonstrate positive respectful interactions with children and youth

• Maintain safe emotional and physical learning environments

• Ensure punctuality regular attendance and active engagement

• Participate in both indoor and outdoor programming

• Be physically and mentally capable of meeting the needs of children up to 13 years of age

• Follow safety guidelines report concerns and remain calm during emergency or first-aid situations

Physical & Environmental Conditions

• Work in indoor and outdoor environments including safe weather conditions

• Conduct visual safety inspections and implement preventative measures

• Tolerate occasional loud noise during activities

• Perform frequent bending lifting reaching pushing and pulling

• Lift and carry materials up to 15 lbs. individually or with assistance

• Navigate playground equipment uneven terrain and varied surfaces

• Adapt to childrens physical levels by sitting kneeling or squatting

• Supervise off-site activities and field trips as required

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Education and permit requirements may vary by program and age group

• One of the following is required:

  • 24 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) in Early Childhood Education Child Development or a related field plus required general education units or

  • Associate degree or higher in ECE Child Development or a related field or

  • Valid Teacher Permit or higher issued by the appropriate credentialing authority

Experience & Skills

• Two years of experience in a group care or teaching environment with a consistent age group preferred

• One year of experience supervising adults or equivalent coursework preferred

• Strong classroom management problem-solving conflict resolution and communication skills

• Effective organization time management and curriculum documentation abilities

• Ability to work collaboratively within a professional team environment

• Adult and infant/child CPR & First Aid certification preferred

• Bilingual or multilingual skills preferred based on program needs