Preschool Teacher (Infants)

Benefits:

• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Free uniforms
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development

We're The Learning Experience Grand Prairie Forum Drive, located near Epic West (I20/PGBT). We're building out our education team, and we'd love for you to join us.

We're seeking an Infant Teacher who has a passion for caring for our little learners.

As a team member of TLEGP - Forum Drive, you can expect:

• Center Owners who have backgrounds in education and child development.
• An experienced Center Director with a passion for early childhood education.
• A culture that emphasizes kindness, collaboration, and communication.

As an Infant Teacher, you will:

• Care for infants, including changing diapers, feeding, and playing.
• Maintain quality compliance and health and safety standards throughout the daycare classrooms and programs.
• Collaborate with your peers to create a great working environment and a welcoming and engaging daycare space for children.
• Communicate with parents and families, sharing their child's latest adventures and achievements through various avenues, including mobile apps and personal discussions.
• Fill gaps across the center to meet childcare needs.

You will focus on:

• Classroom Leadership: Plan, prepare and collaborate to orchestrate a stimulating, welcoming space where children can play, learn, and grow.
• Curriculum Implementation: Bring to life our proprietary L.E.A.P. Curriculum, adapting your approach to the individual needs of Infants, Toddlers, and/or Preschool children.
• Health & Safety: Always prioritize a safe, nurturing environment where children are safeguarded and can thrive.Family Communication: Regularly update parents on their child's progress and milestones, leveraging a mix of mobile apps and in-person discussions.
• Center Collaboration: Be a team player. Collaborate with center staff and leadership to drive retention, enrollment, and engagement goals.
• Relationship Builder: Cultivate warm relationships with families and colleagues, fostering an environment where learning and play coexist effortlessly.

Qualifications:

• Educational Background: Must have a high school diploma or GED, meet state specific guidelines for role, including, but not limited to, Infant and Toddler ECE component.

• Experience: Extended experience in a childcare setting with a history of classroom leadership roles. A deep-rooted passion for early childhood education is essential.

• State Compliance: Must meet state specific guidelines for the role, including immunizations, required health and safety training, CPR/ First Aid Certification, and fingerprint clearance through the DOJ.

• Caregiving Skills:

• Proven judgment to identify and address potential risks in a childcare setting.

• Ensure that children are safe and that their everyday needs are met - this may include diapering, dressing, grooming, and feeding.

• Model and encourage good social skills, e.g. strong communication and conflict-resolution skills.

• Ensure children are kept active, entertained, and engaged in developmentally appropriate activities.

• Exhibit high levels of composure, patience, and professionalism at all times.

• Maintain cleanliness of common areas and classrooms.

• Physical Resilience:

• Demonstrates full range of motion to:

• Stand and walk for extended periods of time without significant discomfort.

• Ability to safely lift and carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds.

• Reach, stretch with hands and arms.

• Climb or balance.

• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Use of a stool or ladder to reach high places as necessary.

• Ability to supervise by sight and sound.