Teacher for Infants

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

Kids in the City Academy is committed to providing a nurturing, safe, and stimulating early learning environment. Our program focuses on fostering social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and language development for our infant children.

The teacher will plan, implement, and oversee a high-quality classroom. This role involves leading lesson planning, supervising assistant / co-teachers or aides, assessing child progress, collaborating with families, ensuring compliance with Florida’s standards, and helping maintain a learning environment that supports every child’s growth. The position has a possibility for a full time schedule.

Duties

• Develop, plan, and deliver an age-appropriate curriculum aligned with Florida Standards.
• Design and implement lesson plans, daily schedules, and classroom activities that promote children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
• Supervise and mentor assistant teachers / aides in the classroom. Provide guidance, support, and direction.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and well-organized classroom environment. Ensure the classroom is set up with developmentally appropriate learning centers.
• Observe, assess, and document each child’s growth and development. Identify milestones, learning needs, and provide interventions as needed.
• Communicate regularly with parents or guardians about their child’s progress, participate in parent-teacher conferences, respond to parent questions or concerns.
• Ensure compliance with all state licensing, program requirements, health safety regulations (including CPR / First Aid, background checks, etc.).
• Maintain accurate records : attendance, incident / accident reports, developmental assessments, lesson plans, etc.
• Participate in staff meetings, professional development, workshops, and training to stay current on best practices in early childhood education.
• Collaborate with center leadership and other teachers to support overall program quality, including contributions to enrollment, retention, and center goals.

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