Infant Lead Teacher

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development

Benefits:
Able to participate after 90 days

Job Description:

Infant 6 weeks to 12 months

Status:
Full time

Reports:
Director

• Provide constant, active supervision and maintain required ratios; ensure safe sleep, safe handling, and secure routines for infants 6 weeks–12months.
• Perform all caregiving routines (diapering, feeding, burping, soothing, crib transitions) using best practice hygiene, responsive caregiving, and individual schedules provided by the school and families.
• Plan and implement simple, developmentally appropriate experiences for this age band: tummy time, floor play, visual tracking, cause‑and‑effect toys, songs, talking, reading, and early sensory exploration following the approved curriculum by the Director.
• Observe and document each infant’s cues, temperament, and milestones (feeding, sleep, motor, early communication) and share information with director and families through our system on Tadpoles as required.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and calming environment, including sanitizing toys, equipment, and surfaces on an appropriate schedule, and preparing materials for daily routines. Housekeeping responsibilities are shared by the teaching team.
• Build strong relationships with families through daily verbal communication and written/app reports about feeding, diapering, sleep, and emerging skills. Able to administer medication.
• Lead and mentor assistant teachers and floaters assigned to the room, modeling best practices for infant care, assigning duties, and ensuring consistency with program policies.
• Follow center policies, state licensing standards, safe sleep guidelines, and program curriculum or framework for infants, keeping professional development file up to date.

• Meets state requirements for a lead infant teacher (e.g., age, education/credentials, and experience with infants in licensed care).
• Demonstrated experience caring for infants under 12 months, with strong understanding of infant cues, attachment, and early brain development with a minimum of 2 years in similar program.
• Current infant/child CPR and First Aid and any state‑required health/safety trainings, including safe sleep.
• Ability to communicate effectively with families and coworkers, maintain confidentiality, and collaborate as part of a professional team.

• Ability to sit on the floor, kneel, bend, lift and carry up to approximately 35–40 pounds, and move infants safely in and out of cribs and equipment.
• Ability to work assigned full‑time schedule within center operating hours and attend occasional staff meetings or family events as required.
• Flexibility to assume other duties as assigned and required for smooth operations of the school.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchise-owned location. All inquiries about employment at this franchise owned location should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Celebree School Corporate.