Infant​/Toddler Educator

IBA empowers individuals and families to improve their lives and achieve socio-economic mobility through high-quality affordable housing, education, financial and resident empowerment and arts programs.

• Want to be part of a mission-driven organization serving the evolving needs of Boston's Puerto Rican and Latino-identified community
• Have experience working with infants and toddlers
• Are customer service oriented
• Like working collaboratively to achieve excellence
• Can prepare reports for parent meetings

• Greet children and parents / guardians in a professional and enthusiastic manner each day
• Guide babies and toddlers through educational / developmental bilingual curriculum
• Display a patient and calm personality coupled with a loving approach with every child
• Contribute positively to the behavior and social interaction of the children
• Conduct meetings with parents and build secure relationships with the children
• Promote and foster each child's positive self-esteem and individual development to achieve their fullest potential of physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth
• Maintain a happy, sanitary and relaxed atmosphere by following daily procedures and routines
• Prepare and execute nap time routine, creating a relaxing environment for the infants and toddlers
• Maintain written documentation of each child's daily activities, including but not limited to diapering, feeding and sleeping habits, and forward reports to parents / guardians
• Teach children appropriate curriculum including the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, handwashing, and potty training
• Develop and maintain a positive and confidential relationship with the parents of every child; provide thorough communication about the program and each child's progress
• Plan and implement program bilingual curriculum, assessment and instructional models that conform to proven best practices
• Assess the needs and development of individual children to ensure health, safety, education and social development of each child in the group; assess through observation, recordkeeping, progress reports and plans
• Provide daily experiences and activities that stimulate physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth and develop language and literacy skills using developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum based on each child's developmental progress and needs
• Promote positive self-esteem and attitude for learning
• Follow daily routines that help children keep themselves and others healthy and safe, i.e. hand washing, toileting, brushing teeth and other classroom management techniques
• Schedule and conduct formal, individual parent-teacher conferences at least 3 times a year
• Maintain progress reports
• Work with the Program Director to obtain the needed services for families and children
• Comply with and consistently follow the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Department of Education Guidelines and Standards for Education and practice
• Use the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales (ECERS) for monitoring quality and evaluating programming
• Maintain and oversee all compliance regulatory data for operations and accreditation
• Ensure all children in the program leave safely and the child care area remains in order
• Participate in IBA's annual events
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Early Childhood Development or related field preferred
• 3 years of experience working in early childhood education
• Certifications in hand or ability to obtain Teacher Certification from MA Dept. of EEC
• Knowledge of different curriculum approaches;
  Teaching Strategies GOLD preferred
• Able to pass EEC Background Record Check
• Certified in First Aid and CPR for children
• Highly positive and enthusiastic style, capable of motivating children
• Open to professional development
• Motivated to learn and work in collaboration with others to achieve excellence
• Able to work under tight timelines; flexible and customer service oriented

IBA is located in Boston's historic South End in the multiculturally rich community of Villa Victoria. We value teamwork and collaboration, believe in developing leaders and foster a culture of excellence. Our commitment to inclusion, equity, empowerment and community building is inherent in IBA's mission, imbedded in our values and demonstrated in the ways we…