Preschool Teacher

@ Merryhill School
Merryhill Schoolmerryhillschool.com

Preschool Teacher

Sacramento, CA
Posted 1 month ago

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About the job

Spring Education Group's K-12 division includes nearly 75 schools focusing on high-quality education, personalized attention, and strong community partnerships. The role involves nurturing infants, implementing engaging curriculum, and collaborating with educators to support early development and social-emotional growth.

Requirements

  • 12 semester units in Early Childhood Education
  • Experience working with toddlers preferred
  • Deep patience and nurturing instincts
  • Strong communication skills
  • Reliable and collaborative

Qualifications

  • Coursework in child development
  • Experience in licensed childcare
  • Genuine love for infants
  • Ability to connect with families
  • Commitment to high-quality care

Full job description

Spring Education Group’s K-12 Division includes nearly 75 schools, with programs spanning Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, and High School. Across all our K-12 schools, the common theme is our dedication to providing high-quality education and delivering superior educational outcomes through a variety of acclaimed pedagogical approaches. Our private elementary schools provide challenging academics, personalized attention for each student, and strong partnerships among parents, teachers, students, and staff. Our proven curricula and our caring community of educators are committed to delivering superior preschool through 12th grade education.

Infant Teacher – Merryhill School


What We Offer

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid holidays and sick days
  • 401k plan with company match
  • Tuition discounts for your children
  • Professional development
  • Education reimbursement and partnerships

About the Role
As an Infant Teacher at Merryhill School, you’ll play a central role in nurturing the growth, curiosity, and early development of our youngest learners. Toddlers thrive with structure, exploration, and warm, responsive caregiving—and your classroom will provide the secure, joyful spaces they need to build confidence and independence.


You will also:

  • Plan and implement engaging, age-appropriate curriculum focused on sensory exploration, early language, gross and fine motor development, and social-emotional growth
  • Foster a consistent and comforting daily routine that supports toddlers’ need for structure and security
  • Encourage independence through gentle guidance, responsive caregiving, and purposeful play
  • Collaborate with fellow early childhood educators and school leadership to ensure alignment in instructional practices and care standards
  • Communicate daily with parents through verbal updates, digital reports, and informal check-ins
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe classroom environment aligned with licensing standards and school policies

What We’re Looking For

  • 12 semester (or 18 quarter) units in Early Childhood Education, including coursework in child development, curriculum, and family/community
  • Experience working with toddlers in a licensed childcare setting preferred
  • Deep patience, nurturing instincts, and a genuine love for infants and early learning
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to connect with both children and families
  • Reliable, collaborative, and committed to high-quality care and education

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.
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