Infant Teacher

Infant Teacher – Chesterbrook Academy

Teaching preschool at Chesterbrook Academy offers you the opportunity to create a purposeful and nurturing experience for our youngest students. Our teachers are encouraged to be creative and intentional when planning developmentally appropriate activities and responding to each infant’s individual interests, routines, and needs. You will collaborate and build meaningful relationships with fellow teachers, school leaders, families, and the broader school community.

What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to our full-time employees, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid holidays and sick days

• 401(k) plan with company match

• Tuition discounts for your children

• Professional development opportunities

• Education reimbursement and partnerships

About the Role

As an Infant Teacher at Chesterbrook Academy, you will create a safe, nurturing, and responsive classroom where infants receive individualized care and meaningful opportunities to explore and develop. You will support each child’s physical, cognitive, language, sensory, and social-emotional growth through attentive caregiving, consistent routines, and developmentally appropriate interactions. You will also build trusted partnerships with families by communicating regularly about each infant’s care, routines, experiences, and developmental milestones.

You Will Also

• Plan and facilitate developmentally appropriate sensory, language, music, movement, and early-learning experiences

• Provide attentive and responsive supervision throughout classroom activities, floor play, feedings, diapering, rest periods, and transitions

• Follow each infant’s individualized feeding, diapering, and sleep schedule

• Prepare and provide bottles, food, and snacks in accordance with family instructions, school policies, and licensing requirements

• Follow all applicable safe-sleep practices and maintain an environment that supports infant health and safety

• Support the development of secure attachments through warm, responsive, and consistent interactions

• Encourage emerging communication, motor development, sensory exploration, and social-emotional growth

• Observe and document daily care activities and developmental progress

• Create classroom resources and maintain a physical environment that supports safe exploration and learning

• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary classroom, including the regular sanitization of toys, equipment, and learning materials

• Collaborate with fellow teachers and school leaders to provide consistent, high-quality care

• Communicate professionally with families regarding feedings, diapering, sleep, classroom experiences, and developmental milestones

• Follow all school policies and applicable licensing requirements related to health, safety, sanitation, and student supervision

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field; a completed Child Development Associate credential in Infant/Toddler care; or at least 30 hours of college credit, including a minimum of six hours in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field, and one year of previous experience working in a licensed child care facility

• Previous experience caring for infants in a licensed child care setting preferred

• Knowledge of infant development, individualized care routines, and safe-sleep practices

• A patient, nurturing, attentive, and highly responsive approach to infant care

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with families

• Reliability, collaboration, and a commitment to providing high-quality care and education

• Ability to successfully pass state and federal background checks

• Compliance with all applicable state education and licensing standards