Job Summary: This position is responsible for assisting the lead teacher with all classroom activities. A toddler teacher must have a great love and patience for children, knowledge of best practices, help develop their social and emotional skills and earn the child’s trust and attention.

Responsibilities:

● Participate in classroom and outside daily routines and activities. Utilize daily routines to support individual learning opportunities.

● Assist in the development, implementation, and documentation of an early childhood curriculum.

● Assist in assessing the developmental needs of infants and tracking individual progress by recording ongoing assessments.

● Assist with maintaining required documentation, records, and supplies.

● Work effectively as a member of a classroom team.

● Stay informed by attending all necessary training and meetings and reading all written program updates.

● Model professional decorum and mutual respect in all personal interactions.

Qualifications:

● To perform this job successfully, an individual must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or general education degree.

● An individual must also be able to pass a Department of Children Youth Families (DCYF) background check and enroll in the MERIT workforce registry.

● Completion of Basic STARS class upon hire; continuing education as mandated by the state.

● Knowledge of child development and experience in a childcare center is a plus!