Infant Room Teacher

• Love & Blessings Academy in Shreveport, LA is looking for an lead infant room teacher to join our strong team. We are located at 4016 Greenwood Rd. Our ideal candidate is attentive, motivated, and hard-working. Must have previous experience working in childcare center

Responsibilities

Ensure the safety of each child enrolled in the class whether in the classroom, on the playground, or in common areas; Maintain regular observation and evaluation of children’s development and progress as directed by administration; Maintain portfolio for each student; Complete weekly lesson plans, goals, and newsletters; Accept and maintain responsibility on a daily basis for the ordered arrangement, appearance, décor, and cleanliness of the learning environment of the classroom; and Plan and implement age and developmentally appropriate classroom practices that will include the areas of physical, emotional, social and cognitive needs of the young children.

 Interaction with Children: Serve as a role model for the children in the areas of attitude, speech and actions on a daily basis; Treat each child with dignity and respect for his/her cultural background;  Encourage children’s development in the areas of building self-confidence, problem solving, and taking responsibility for their actions; Interact with each child on a daily basis through circle time, centers, snacks, lunchtime, playground. Be consistent, but lovingly enforce classroom discipline plan and reward system.

(INFANT ROOM) TEACHER JOB DESCRIPTION

 Relationships with Parents: Respect the cultural differences and socioeconomic diversity of all parents;  Communicate with parents daily through the reports. Return all parent phone calls or letters within twenty-four (24) hours; Greet parents daily as they drop off and pick up with a warm smile and positive comment about their child; and Ensure parents receive and sign accidents/incidents/infestation reports.

Supporting Staff Relationship: Attend all scheduled staff meetings and pre-planning sessions;  Maintain current infant/child CPR and first aid certification.

Consistently able to observe and respond to children’s needs, emergencies, and/or conflicts that might occur in the classroom, on the playground, and/or in common areas; Consistently able to supervise up to four (4) children alone without supervision or support; Consistently able to supervise children outside while exposed to the sun, rain, and/or weather and temperature changes; Consistently able to lift children up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist height; Consistently able to carry child up to 50 lbs. for up to 100 feet; Consistently able to kneel or crouch down to maintain eye contact at child’s level; Consistently able to sit on the floor to work with children and to reach high enough to make contact with children on all playground equipment; Consistently able to react to a child that is 20-30 feet away within 30 seconds; Consistently able to respond to children’s first aid needs (inside and on the playground), which may include cuts, bruises, blood/bodily fluids; Consistently able to establish clear communications orally and in writing (in the English language) to children, parents, co-workers, and administration; and Consistently able to deal effectively with the stress involved in working closely with children, parents, co-workers, and administration.

Qualifications

• Must Have a High School Diploma/ CDA is a plus.
• Must have previous experience working in childcare center

We are looking forward to receiving your application. Thank you.