💰 ~$42k–$50k/yrFull-TimeFree or Discounted ChildcareTraining Provided401k MatchHealth InsuranceDental & VisionPTO / Paid Time OffFlexible Schedule
Benefits:
- Free uniforms
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedule
Infant Lead Teacher - Early Childhood Education
Location: The Learning Experience - Upper West Side, New York, NY
Pay: $20-$24 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
Pay: $20-$24 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
The Learning Experience - Upper West Side is seeking a nurturing and experienced Infant Lead Teacher to join our early childhood education team.
Our Infant Lead Teacher creates a warm, responsive classroom where babies feel safe, secure, and loved while reaching important developmental milestones. We're looking for an educator who understands that infant care is about much more than routines - it's about building trusting relationships, encouraging exploration, and creating meaningful learning experiences from the very beginning.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily routines and learning experiences in an Infant classroom
- Provide responsive, individualized care based on each infant's needs and schedule
- Support feeding, diapering, sleep, tummy time, and other daily care routines
- Create age-appropriate sensory, movement, language, music, and early learning experiences
- Support cognitive, physical, language, and social-emotional development
- Observe developmental progress and maintain required classroom documentation
- Maintain consistent communication and build trusting relationships with families
- Guide and collaborate with Assistant Teachers and classroom support staff
- Maintain a clean, safe, organized, and nurturing classroom
- Follow applicable New York City childcare health, safety, and licensing requirements
Qualifications
- Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education required
- Previous professional infant classroom or early childhood education experience strongly preferred
- Lead Teacher or classroom leadership experience preferred
- Strong understanding of infant development and responsive caregiving
- Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-building skills
- Patient, nurturing, dependable, and team-oriented
- Must meet applicable New York City childcare requirements
What We Offer
- Competitive pay of $20-$24 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
- Consistent full-time Monday-Friday schedule
- Paid training and professional development
- Employee childcare discount
- Supportive leadership and collaborative teaching environment
- Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
Apply today to join The Learning Experience - Upper West Side and help give our youngest learners a nurturing, engaging, and joyful start to their early learning journey.
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