Infant Room Assistant Teacher

Summary: Responsible for managing individual care plans and group activities with children ranging in age between 6 weeks to 15 months while providing quality care and supervision.

About us: Little Explorers Learning Academy is a new and growing childcare business in Pittsburgh, PA. We are innovative, creative, and fun, and our mission is to create an engaging and exciting learning environment for children to grow through exploration, hands-on learning, and discovery. Our Vision is that our children develop emotional, cognitive, physical and social skills that empower them to be critical and innovative thinkers, as well as lifelong learners.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

· Engages in nurturing, positive, appropriate care and interactions with children.

· Leads group work and group activities with children.

· Meets and greets parents and children each day when they arrive and during departure.

· Focuses on the health and safety of children at all times.

· Creates a positive working relationship with parents and children.

· Communicates child and/or parent concerns to group supervisor in a timely manner.

· Provides consistent supervision with a focus on safety for the children at all times.

· Adheres to all established policies, procedures, and code of ethics.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Must be at least 18 years of age. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. All applicants must be able to obtain Act 33/34, FBI, and NSOR clearances, and complete a physical screening.

Education/Experience: A minimum of a high school diploma and one year of related experience with infant-aged children required. Infant/Toddler CDA, Associate or Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, human services, or a related field strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities: Compassion, patience, energetic, calm, nurturing, flexibility, willingness to learn.

Little Explorers Learning Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Childcare
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Pittsburgh, PA 15203 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Pittsburgh, PA 15203: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person