What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infant Teacher position at SproutFive?
Infant Teacher
Columbus, OH (In-Person)
Part-time and Full-time available | Schools
Reporting to : School Director
Benefits you'll love in this role :
- Competitive pay scale based on credential that starts at $17.25 (CDA), $18.17 (Associates), $22.80 (Bachelors), and $25.79 (Masters) an hour
- Performance and merit-based bonuses
- Regular all-company professional development days
- A generous PTO policy
- Paid parental leave
- Health, vision, and dental insurance options
- 401K retirement plan
- Access to mental health support
- Tuition-free childcare for children under the parameters of direct parental relation, kinship care, or any level of care for a child that is under your custody
- Other benefits including wellness perks, transportation, work devices, and more
At SproutFive (formerly South Side Early Learning), we believe every child deserves a holistic, high-quality early education. Our goal is to ensure that all children are given the opportunity to thrive during their first five years of life. With a century of history and a startup mindset, SproutFive is looking to position itself as a national leader and reimagine the field of early learning.
Possibly the most important position in the organization, your role in this early childhood nonprofit will put you at the forefront of a movement to ensure every young child has access to holistic learning experiences they need to develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically during those critical first five years of life. Your work will go beyond supporting "just child care," as you will be helping to support the people who support the children. The families. The teachers. The communities. Because, like they say, "it takes a village." And we're here to empower that village. To ensure the very best starts for our children.
As an Infant Childhood Teacher , you will work to maximize a child's first 2,000 days using developmentally appropriate and child-centered teaching practices in an in infant (ages six-weeks to 18 months) classroom. Along with your teaching team, you will align curricular outcomes with individual child needs to support each child's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development.
You will help manage the day-to-day operational activities of your classroom and ensure a safe and stimulating learning environment where children are actively engaged and encouraged to succeed. As a teacher, you should be skilled in communicating with both children and adults to meet the needs of the young learners and work collaboratively with our social work team in the Family Resource Center to support parental concerns and family goals.
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SproutFive is committed to building an inclusive organization that represents the people and communities we serve. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, veterans, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities.
Now Teaching as One Team!
Placement for Early Childhood Teachers in in infant (ages six-weeks to 18 months), toddler (ages 18 months to 3 years) and preschool (ages 3 to 5 years) classrooms are available across Columbus in our SproutFive network of schools.
Compensation : $17.25 - $22.80 per hour
Working to ensure every child benefits from a holistic, high-quality early education since 1922.
Join The Team
While from the outside our work appears to be a collection of classrooms across the city of Columbus, behind the scenes is a team working at the forefront of a movement to ensure children have access to holistic learning experiences they need to develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically during those critical first five years of life. Our work goes beyond just child care, as we work to support the people who support the children. The families The teachers The communities Because, as they say, it takes a village. We're here to empower that village, ensure the very best starts for our children.
Salary : $17 - $23