Assistant Infant & Toddler Teacher

Location: Shaker Heights, OH

Job : 240

# of Openings: 1

Job Title: Full Time Assistant Infant & Toddler Teacher

Department: Infant and Toddler Center

Reports to: Director of the Infant and Toddler Center

FLSA Status: Hourly Non-Exempt

The Infant & Toddler Center seeks a caring, reliable, and enthusiastic Full-Time Infant & Toddler Assistant Teacher to support the Lead Teacher in providing a nurturing, developmentally appropriate environment for children ages 6 weeks to 2 years. The ideal candidate demonstrates patience, flexibility, and genuine joy in working with young children. Full-time assistant teachers typically work 30–40 hours per week.

• Assist the Lead Teacher with planning and implementing age‑appropriate activities.
• Provide nurturing care, including feeding, diapering, supervision, and maintaining a clean and safe classroom.
• Support a positive, inclusive, and play‑based classroom culture.
• Communicate professionally with families and colleagues.
• Follow all safety, health, and licensing requirements.
• Assist with smooth, supportive transitions between daily routines.

• Experience with infants and toddlers strongly is required.
• Kind, patient disposition and genuine enjoyment of young children.
• Knowledge of child development principles, early childhood education theories, and best practices. Knowledge of Conscious Discipline is a plus.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills.
• CPR/First Aid or willingness to obtain.
• Satisfy background check and state licensing requirements.

• A minimum of a Child Development Associate (CDA) certification or relevant coursework in early childhood; preferred Associate’s degree (preferably in Early Childhood); and/or a minimum of two years experience working with infants and toddlers.

Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with parents and/or employees of an organization.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Competitive hourly rate and benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, and professional development opportunities.

• Competitive wages for Independent Schools
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision package, 403(b) plan with matching
• Employer covered life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary insurance offerings: additional life, accident, critical illness
• Wellness credit
• Collaborative teaching environment with seasoned professionals

Hathaway Brown School is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning community through our admission policies, hiring practices, professional development, curricular and extracurricular programming, and school culture. We believe that these communities must be centered on the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people who are members of other marginalized communities.  to be directed to our full DEI Statement.

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