Infant Teacher
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You'll thrive in this role if:
- You bring a calm, gentle, and nurturing presence to everything you do
- You're attentive to even the smallest cues and changes in an infant's needs
- You find joy in the everyday moments — feedings, naps, tummy time, first steps
- You're patient, warm, and comfortable building trust with both babies and their families
- You take pride in creating a consistent, secure routine for the children in your care
- You value close, honest communication with parents about their child's day
Some requirements of the role include:
- Flexibility to work an 8-hour shift within the operating hours of the school, including opening and closing shifts
- Ability to spend extended periods of time on the floor with the children
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
- Ability to stand up to 90% of the workday
- Attentiveness, strong time management, and a team-focused mindset
As an Infant Teacher, you will be responsible for:
- Collaborating with your co-teacher to prepare curriculum, lesson plans, and materials
- Providing responsive, individualized care that supports each infant's development through gentle, age-appropriate activities
- Keeping parents informed and building positive relationships with children and families
- Maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly classroom environment
- Assisting with daily routines, including bottles, meals, diapering, and naptime, tailored to each infant's individual feeding and sleeping schedule
- Tracking children's progress and completing required assessments
- Maintaining your EEC-required professional development hours and PQ registry
- Helping infants build a sense of security, trust, and early communication skills
What Magical Beginnings offers you:
- Paid sick time
- 14 paid holidays*, plus a guaranteed paid week-long winter break
- Paid snow days and vacation time*
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance*
- Long-term disability
- Company-paid life insurance with additional voluntary coverage
- Parental leave
- Child care discount ($25/day)
- Weekly pay and direct deposit
- Referral and enrollment bonuses
- Classroom tablets
- A budget for classroom supplies
- Paid classroom planning time
- Free coffee and tea
- Teachers’ lounge and break room
- Mentor program
- Teacher appreciation events
- Team building activities
- Holiday parties and seasonal events
- School community outreach projects
*Available to full-time employees only
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