Child Care Center – Lead Infant​/Toddler Teacher

Child Care Center – Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher

Virginia's Community College System – Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus

Position Number: 295R0835
Employment Type: Full Time – Restricted funded position
Salary: $42,000 - $48,500 (commensurate with experience)

Location: Virginia Beach – 810 Tidewater Community College, Tidewater Community College Division Tidewater Community College (Div)
Work Schedule: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Monday – Friday (hours vary for Lead Teacher)

Telework: No (subject to change)
Position Classification: Future teacher trainer/instructor, Non‑exempt, Eligible for emergency/essential duty (report to work during campus closures)

Job Summary: The Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher provides overall leadership and oversight in the Infant/Toddler suite at the Virginia Beach Campus, caring for children 6 weeks to 2 ½ years. The role supports daily operations, program evaluation, customer relations, and ensures compliance with state licensing and Virginia’s Unified Measurement System standards, as well as NAEYC standards.

• Provide direct care and support for children 6 weeks to 2 ½ years old.
• Develop and implement schedules, activity plans, and special events for the child development center.
• Communicate with children using approved child development techniques.
• Lead, mentor, and guide program assistants and student interns.
• Use program evaluation tools, risk assessment instruments, and national accreditation tools.
• Provide parents with daily verbal or written feedback about their children’s developmental progression and establish goals.
• Maintain competency in word processing, spreadsheets, and child development center management software.
• Lift and maintain up to 40 pounds for child care, health and safety needs.

• Active Virginia teaching license in early childhood education or early childhood special education.
• Ability to supervise children 6 weeks to 2.5 years.
• Knowledge of developing schedules, activity plans and special events for a child development center.
• Demonstrated communication skills with children.
• Ability to provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to program assistants and student interns.
• Knowledge of program evaluation tools, risk assessment tools, and national accreditation tools.
• Skilled in providing parents with daily verbal or written feedback and establishing goals.
• Skilled in use of word processing, spreadsheets, and child development center management software.
• Ability to lift and maintain up to 40 pounds.

• Active Virginia teaching license in early childhood education or early childhood special education.
• Operation of a State Vehicle – No.
• No required travel.
• Limited between TCC campuses.

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non‑merit factors.

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.

VCCS uses E‑Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I‑9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.