Infant Toddler Teacher

CENTRO DE LA FAMILIA • Providence, UT

8d • $15 - $20

About The Position

Centro de la Familia is seeking an Infant Toddler Teacher to provide a nurturing, safe, inclusive, and educational environment for young children. The teacher plans and delivers curriculum-based activities that support children’s physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and language development, while encouraging exploration, autonomy, positive behavior, and learning through nature. The role includes adapting activities for children with special needs and children with IFSPs or IEPs, supporting dual-language learners, and collaborating with other teachers to maintain an engaging classroom.

The teacher builds relationships with families through home visits and parent-teacher conferences and follows all supervision, safety, health, sanitation, and CACFP meal-service requirements. The position also involves hands-on caregiving, including lifting children, changing diapers, bottle-feeding infants, and sitting on the floor for classroom activities. Centro de la Familia describes its workplace as mission-driven and supportive, with training, mentorship, career development, and a culture that values staff well-being and inclusion.

Requirements

• Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) credential is required; exceptions may be made for candidates who commit to earning it within six months of hire.
• Additional experience and training focused on toddlers.
• Current CPR, First Aid, and Food Handler’s permit must be obtained within one month of hire.
• Ability to work with children with special needs and children with limited or no English.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish/English skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create a classroom environment where toddlers can learn and play according to early childhood education best practices.
• Plan and carry out daily curriculum activities that support children’s physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and language development.
• Adapt learning activities to meet children’s individual needs, including those with special requirements, IFSPs, and IEPs.
• Foster a warm, respectful, and supportive atmosphere that encourages children’s freedom, responsibility, self-expression, autonomy, and appropriate behavior.
• Build relationships with families through home visits and parent-teacher conferences.
• Follow supervision, safety, health, sanitation, and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Actively supervise and engage with children to ensure their safety and well-being, collaborating with other teachers.
• Recognize bilingualism and biliteracy as strengths and encourage practices that support dual-language learners.
• Encourage learning through interaction with nature and the natural environment.
• Model proper grammar, an appropriate voice level, and clear speech.
• Follow CACFP rules, maintain sanitation during meals, and comply with family-style meal-service guidelines.
• Assist with physical caregiving, including lifting children, changing diapers, bottle-feeding infants, and sitting on the floor during activities or circle time.

Benefits

• Strong compensation and comprehensive benefits to support health and financial well-being.
• Continuous training and access to certifications.
• Career development opportunities.
• Mentors and coaches who support employee success.
• A positive, respectful workplace that values work-life balance and healthy boundaries.
• A culture that prioritizes wellness, connection, inclusion, and belonging.
• Regular recognition and appreciation of employee contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed