Infant Teacher

About This Role

Join the Heart of C.A.R.E. Academy where every cuddle, every milestone, and every smile matters. Working with infants is one of the most rewarding jobs in early childhood education. At C.A.R.E. Academy, you’ll play a meaningful role in helping our littlest learners feel safe, loved, and supported as they grow. If you adore babies, enjoy hands-on care, and want to be part of a nurturing, professional team, this role is a perfect fit.

What You’ll Do Every Day

• Welcome families and build strong, trusting relationships with parents and babies
• Supervise infants closely and create a safe, calming environment
• Support hygiene routines like diapering and gentle clean-up
• Provide routine care—diaper changes with warmth and attentiveness
• Encourage early language by talking, singing, and engaging with babies often
• Share daily updates with families through Playground
• Use positive reinforcement to guide early behaviors
• Nurture babies toward age-appropriate developmental milestones
• Promote healthy feeding habits and assist with bottles and meals
• Warm bottles safely and support babies during feeding
• Keep your classroom clean, sanitized, and organized
• Maintain required training hours (DSS ABC CACFP First Steps)
• Follow center and state regulations to ensure high-quality care
• Create a peaceful, organized classroom that supports development
• Support your team with any additional tasks as needed

Skills You’ll Have the Opportunity to Grow

• Preparing weekly or monthly learning experiences for infants
• Planning simple physical activities that encourage movement and exploration
• Communicating effectively with parents about milestones and growth
• Leading twice-a-year parent-teacher conferences
• Completing ASQ assessments twice a year to support development
• Showing empathy, understanding diversity, and creating a welcoming environment
• Using problem-solving skills in everyday situations
• Supporting the team with any additional duties as needed

Why This Role Appeals to Amazing Infant Teachers

• A meaningful way to make a difference
• You’ll be a baby’s safe person, helping them feel secure, loved, and understood
• Room to be creative and gentle
• You’ll build sensory experiences, language activities, morning routines, and soothing transitions
• A calm, supportive team
• Infant programs thrive with teamwork—and we make sure you’re never alone in the process
• Professional growth in early childhood education
• You’ll gain real skills that empower you to grow in the field, from curriculum to child development to family engagement

Job Type

Full-time

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)

Application Question(s)

• How many years of experience do you have working specifically with infants (6 weeks–12 months)?
• Why do you enjoy working with infants?
• What do you believe infants need most from their caregivers?

Work Location

In person

Requirements

• Develop a careful and creative program suitable for infants
• Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media etc.) to teach infants
• Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
• Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers or colors, do crafts etc.)
• Track children's progress and report to parents
• Communicate with parents regularly to understand the children's background and psyche
• Collaborate with other educators
• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards
• Obtain ECD 101

Nice to Haves

• Kind attitude
• Knowledge of temperament
• Punctual
• Team oriented
• Organizational skills

About Us

Our organization prides itself on excellence, our mission is to care, assist, reach and educate all children using the most creative and effective means of teaching. Children are our business and we love what we do! When you consider a career at C.A.R.E. Academy, know you will be joining a team that is passionate about thoroughly preparing their students to become lifelong learners. In a Teacher, we look for committed individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of young children and their families, while effectively and efficiently running all their classrooms.