Lead Infant Teacher

Reports to:

Early Childcare Program (ECP) Director
Position Type:
Full-time/non-exempt
Salary Range: 23-26/hr

At MFCC, we understand the importance of early childhood education. With a deep commitment to our community and the families we serve, our dedicated team is focused on making lasting impacts. If you’re looking to join a team that helps youth and families thrive and shapes the future, MFCC is the place for you!

At MFCC, we empower individuals and families through innovative services. We are a team that leads with compassion, embraces adaptability, fosters resilience, and takes a mission-driven approach to building community.

We believe our team culture, and our commitment to CCAREs (Community, Compassion, Adaptability, Resilience, and Empowerment) set the stage for our work across the organization. To ensure we’re living our values, we ask every employee to demonstrate the following core competencies:

• Commitment to our mission:
  • Acts with a clear commitment to the organization’s mission to empower families through innovative services. Connects daily work and decisions to the broader purpose, champions innovation in service of family empowerment, and continually seeks ways to advance the mission through collaboration and creativity.
• Commitment to our values:
  • Compassion – Demonstrates care, empathy, and respect for others. Builds strong, trusting relationships by actively listening, honoring diverse perspectives, and offering support during challenges. Prioritizes the well-being and dignity of clients, colleagues, and partners in all interactions.
  • Adaptability – Responds effectively to changing needs, priorities, and environments. Adjusts strategies based on feedback and context, embraces innovation, and remains open to new ideas and ways of working to better serve families and the community.
  • Resilience – Sustains energy, optimism, and focus through challenges, setbacks, or ambiguity. Demonstrates perseverance in pursuit of team and organizational goals, and models a growth mindset by learning from setbacks and fostering continuous improvement.

Responsible for the daily classroom operation of the Infant, including providing high quality care and education alongside 1-2 co-teachers for up to 8 children daily in alignment with licensing ratio requirements (ages 6 weeks to approximately 18 months old) and maintaining positive collaborations with families, coworkers, service providers, and community partners.

Must be at least 20 years of age and meet minimum qualifications for an early childhood Teacher as described by the Vermont Child Development Division for Licensed Child Care Center Programs and NAEYC to include or exceed:

• • At least a Vermont Early Childhood Career Ladder Level Four (4) A or B Certificate; or
• • At least a bachelor degree from an accredited college with a major or concentration in Early Childhood, Child or Human Development, Elementary Education, Special Education with a birth to eight (8) years of age focus, or Child and Family Services and at least twelve (12) months experience working with groups of children from grade three (3) or younger; or 96
• • At least a bachelor degree from an accredited college with at least successful completion of thirty (30) college credits with an early childhood or school age focus and at least twelve (12) months experience working with groups of children from grade three (3) or younger; or
  • Hold at least a current Vermont Agency of Education teaching license with an endorsement in Early Childhood, Early Childhood Special Education, or Elementary Education.

Cited from Vermont Child Care Licensing Regulations.

• Ensure the assigned MFCC Classroom meets or exceeds VT licensing regulations including:
  • Record keeping
  • Health and safety
  • Classroom environment
  • Curriculum
  • Emergency Response Planning
• Initiate, direct, and facilitate activities with children to aid in development of socialization and self-help, language and reading, math, fine and gross motor skills, art, play, storytelling,…