Infant Lead teacher

Vermont Hills Family Life Center • Portland, OR

1d • $21 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

As our Infant Lead Teacher, you’ll create a safe, nurturing room where babies feel secure and cared for — leading daily routines, building trusting relationships with families, and guiding the co-teacher/assistant/substitute in your classroom. Because babies thrive on familiar faces and our rooms depend on stable staff-to-child ratios, dependable, consistent attendance is one of the most important things you bring to this role.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 and meet one of these pathways for the infant/toddler age group: 750+ hours of qualifying teaching experience with infants/toddlers in a certified center or comparable group-care program.
• One year or 1,500 hours of teaching experience in registered or certified family child care.
• Step 6 on the Oregon Registry, or 9 quarter college credits in two Core Knowledge Categories (3+ in Human Growth & Development or Understanding & Guiding Behavior).
• Associate’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Special Education, Human Development, or Child & Family Studies.
• A recognized credential related to infant/toddler care, such as the CDA.
• Enrollment in and approval through Oregon’s Central Background Registry (CBR) is required before working with children.
• Food Handler’s card and current adult and pediatric/infant CPR, First Aid, and AED certification are required before starting work.
• Safe Sleep training must be completed before working with infants.
• Other required CCLD/DELC classes may be completed within 30 days of starting work.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead daily activities that support each baby’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth.
• Provide active, direct supervision of your assigned infants at all times.
• Handle daily care — feeding, bottle prep, diapering, and safe sleep — per our policies and state standards.
• Keep the room safe, clean, and welcoming.
• Communicate openly with families and lead conferences as directed.
• Supervise and support aides.
• Maintain accurate attendance, incident, and developmental records.
• Follow Oregon licensing rules and center policies, and complete required trainings and meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental (employee-elected)
• employer-provided life insurance
• paid holidays
• accrued vacation
• Oregon paid sick leave
• OregonSaves retirement
• paid training days
• professional development incentives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree