Infant Teacher

Chesterbrook Academy is a multi-location school group with campuses in Florida, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia offering outstanding private education to preschool and elementary students. Our preschools offer the perfect balance of learning and play, while our elementary program provides a challenging and robust curriculum, innovative instruction, and a vibrant school community. A career with Chesterbrook offers opportunities in education, summer camps, before and after school programs, and regional management with the support of our parent company, Spring Education Group.

Teaching preschool at Chesterbrook Academy offers you the opportunity to create a purposeful and nurturing experience for our youngest students. Our teachers are encouraged to be creative and intentional when planning developmentally appropriate activities and responding to each infant’s individual interests, routines, and needs. You will collaborate and build meaningful relationships with fellow teachers, school leaders, families, and the broader school community.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to our full-time employees, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays and sick days
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Tuition discounts for your children
• Professional development opportunities
• Education reimbursement and partnerships

As an Infant Teacher at Chesterbrook Academy, you will create a safe, nurturing, and responsive classroom where infants receive individualized care and meaningful opportunities to explore and develop. You will support each child’s physical, cognitive, language, sensory, and social-emotional growth through attentive caregiving, consistent routines, and developmentally appropriate interactions. You will also build trusted partnerships with families by communicating regularly about each infant’s care, routines, experiences, and developmental milestones.

• Plan and facilitate developmentally appropriate sensory, language, music, movement, and early-learning experiences
• Provide attentive and responsive supervision throughout classroom activities, floor play, feedings, diapering, rest periods, and transitions
• Follow each infant’s individualized feeding, diapering, and sleep schedule
• Prepare and provide bottles, food, and snacks in accordance with family instructions, school policies, and licensing requirements
• Follow all applicable safe-sleep practices and maintain an environment that supports infant health and safety
• Support the development of secure attachments through warm, responsive, and consistent interactions
• Encourage emerging communication, motor development, sensory exploration, and social-emotional growth
• Observe and document daily care activities and developmental progress
• Create classroom resources and maintain a physical environment that supports safe exploration and learning
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary classroom, including the regular sanitization of toys, equipment, and learning materials
• Collaborate with fellow teachers and school leaders to provide consistent, high-quality care
• Communicate professionally with families regarding feedings, diapering, sleep, classroom experiences, and developmental milestones
• Follow all school policies and applicable licensing requirements related to health, safety, sanitation, and student supervision

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field; a completed Child Development Associate credential in Infant/Toddler care; or at least 30 hours of college credit, including a minimum of six hours in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related…