Infant Teacher - Experienced

The Learning Experience•Round Rock, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Learning Experience is seeking a nurturing, dependable, and engaged Infant Teacher to provide exceptional care and early learning experiences for infants in Round Rock, Texas. The role supports infants’ early development through responsive caregiving, age-appropriate activities, and meaningful interactions, while partnering with families and collaborating with the teaching team. The Infant Teacher creates a safe, loving, clean, and organized classroom; follows individualized feeding, sleeping, diapering, and care routines; and maintains accurate records of care, activities, and developmental observations. The teacher communicates with families and center leadership, follows Texas childcare licensing requirements and center health and safety policies, implements the L.E.A.P. Curriculum®, and maintains active supervision and required classroom ratios. The role also includes participating in staff meetings, required training, professional development, center events, and family engagement activities as needed. This active classroom position requires supervising infants by sight and sound, standing and walking, bending, kneeling, sitting on the floor, and safely lifting and carrying infants and supplies weighing up to 40 pounds. It also involves frequent diaper changes, feeding assistance, and safely moving and positioning infant-care equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be available.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, unless otherwise permitted by applicable state requirements.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Must meet applicable Texas childcare licensing requirements, including background screening, health requirements, and required training.
Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to infants’ individual cues and needs.
Strong communication, organization, teamwork, and observation skills.
Dependable, patient, nurturing, and attentive to detail.
Ability to supervise infants by sight and sound; stand and walk; bend, kneel, and sit on the floor; safely lift and carry infants and classroom supplies weighing up to 40 pounds; perform frequent diaper changes and feeding assistance; and safely move and position infant-care equipment.

Nice To Haves

Previous childcare, daycare, infant care, or early childhood education experience is preferred.
Experience caring for children under 12 months of age is highly preferred.
Knowledge of infant development, responsive caregiving, safe sleep, feeding, and diapering practices is preferred.

Responsibilities

Create a warm, nurturing classroom where infants feel safe, loved, and supported.
Build trusting relationships with infants through responsive, attentive, individualized care and respond to their cues and needs.
Support infants’ communication, sensory, motor, social-emotional, and other early development through activities such as talking, singing, reading, tummy time, sensory exploration, and age-appropriate play.
Follow each infant’s feeding, sleeping, diapering, and care routines in accordance with center policies and licensing requirements.
Maintain accurate records of feedings, diaper changes, naps, activities, observations, and required health, safety, and care checklists.
Prepare bottles and handle breast milk, formula, and infant food according to health and safety procedures.
Keep the classroom clean, organized, and prepared, including sanitizing toys, equipment, and feeding areas.
Observe and document developmental milestones and communicate concerns to center leadership and families.
Communicate with families about infants’ care, daily activities, and well-being; respect family preferences and follow documented care instructions and individualized health plans.
Collaborate with co-teachers and leadership to provide consistent, individualized care and maintain classroom routines.
Implement the L.E.A.P. Curriculum® through developmentally appropriate infant activities and interactions.
Follow Texas childcare licensing requirements, center policies, safe sleep practices, supervision requirements, and health, safety, sanitation, and illness-prevention procedures.
Monitor infants for changes in behavior, health, feeding, sleep, and development.
Maintain confidentiality and treat families with respect and professionalism.
Uphold The Learning Experience’s standards for classroom quality, cleanliness, curriculum, and family engagement.
Participate in staff meetings, required training, ongoing professional development, center events, and family engagement activities as needed.