Infant Teacher

Ethos Early Learning Center is seeking a full-time Infant Teacher to join our South Boston childcare center.

At Ethos, early childhood educators are at the heart of providing an environment where children can reach their full potential. Here your skills and experience will be appreciated, and you’ll collaborate with a team of professionals to create developmentally appropriate educational activities that meet all areas of child growth. Additionally, you’ll work closely with parents to ensure success for each student and have countless opportunities for yourself to grow personally in your career.

Our ideal candidate has a minimum of 2 years of experience working with infants/toddlers in a childcare center or similar environment. You have completed/working toward an associate or bachelor's degree in early child education, or a related field and you meet Massachusetts state licensing requirements for EEC professional qualifications.

We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional care to our children and families, strong communication and interpersonal skills are critical. We are looking for collaborative team members that passionate about early education and are looking to grow their career.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Assisting and managing the ongoing programming in the assigned classroom(s) professionally and confidentially and in a way that incorporates the developmental/culturally sensitive philosophy of the Center to ensure the highest quality of care, as well as compliance with NAEYC standards, Department of Early Education and Care requirements, QRIS, and health and safety regulations.
• Upholds and is an exemplary model of the Ethos Learning Purpose, Vision, and Mission.
• Promotes the culture of ethical compliance per the NAEYC Code of Ethics.
• Follows and demonstrates an understanding of the Ethos Learning policies and procedures.
• Is flexible and adaptable to the needs of Ethos Learning and the families served needs.
• Attends and actively participates in Ethos Learning faculty meetings.

Requirements:

• CDA, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree (or working toward achieving) in Early Childhood Education or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience with infants/toddlers and commitment to nurturing their development.
• Teacher Certified or Qualified
• Meet Massachusetts state licensing requirements for EEC professional qualifications.
• Strong verbal communicator with an upbeat personality who is comfortable and excels at speaking with parents.
• Comes to work on time as scheduled.
• Shows initiative, strong work ethic.
• Ability to be a team player.
• Energetic, nurturing, positive, child-friendly personality.
• Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work to South Boston, MA 02127.
• Ability to pass a thorough criminal background check and drug screening.
• Must be able to sit on the floor, squat, run, and lift 60 pounds.
• Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher Certified a plus.

Our competitive teacher salaries range from $18.00 to $26 per hour. Salary is contingent on the level of education completed and previous/current teaching experience.

Ethos Early Learning Center is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends
• Overnight shift

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• EEC Teaching Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person