Infant Toddler Teacher - Miami Gardens (5WKS PTO - $17.11 per hour)

United Way Miami•Miami Gardens, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

United Way Miami is hiring a part-time Infant Toddler Teacher at its Carol City Center in Miami Gardens. The teacher provides a safe, nurturing environment that supports children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. In collaboration with the Director EHS-CCP Site and the assigned Infant Toddler Specialist, the teacher designs and implements developmentally appropriate curriculum, activities, materials, and classroom environments consistent with United Way Miami guidelines, the EHS-CCP grant, and Head Start Performance Standards. The role involves observing and documenting each child’s health, behavior, growth, and development; using assessment data to individualize instruction; partnering and communicating with families; guiding classroom teams; maintaining children’s health and safety; and participating in professional development, meetings, training, and center events. The position requires responsiveness to children and families, cultural sensitivity, confidentiality, teamwork, and compliance with applicable state, federal, and organizational guidelines.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential focused on Infant/Toddler is required; candidates without a CDA may be considered temporarily as a Substitute Teacher while working toward the credential, which must be obtained within the first 90 days of employment.
Complete the Florida Department of Children and Families 45-hour child care training requirement within the first year of employment.
Complete 15 in-service training hours annually.
Flexibility, understanding of diversity and inclusion, good communication skills, ability to work in a team environment, and sensitivity to others’ needs.
Knowledge of modern web browsers, Beginning Word, and Beginning Outlook.
Ability to follow state, federal, and UWM guidelines; demonstrate a full range of motion; lift up to 40 pounds; supervise and interact with children outdoors; and maintain mental and physical alertness and appropriate energy for essential job duties.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual candidates preferred.
One year of experience working with young children in an early childhood education setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide a safe, nurturing environment that encourages children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
Build on children’s prior experiences, encourage curiosity and questioning, model appropriate behavior, use positive discipline, and support vocabulary development.
Collaborate with the Director EHS-CCP Site and Infant Toddler Specialist to design and implement reflective, developmentally appropriate curriculum, materials, activities, and learning environments.
Observe, document, and gather data about each child’s health, behavior, growth, and development, and use observations to respond to individual and group needs.
Design classroom spaces to support small- and large-group interactions, social learning, and constructive play; analyze and share interpretations of the learning process.
Follow a reflective planning cycle: observe, document, discuss, plan, implement, and reflect, including partnering with families.
Acknowledge parents and visitors professionally; communicate with families through daily interactions, conferences, events, and meetings; share resources; and conduct home visits with Family Engagement Staff.
Maintain confidentiality and communicate with families about developmental screenings and assessments; share data and provide activities and action plans based on assessment results.
Review screening and assessment summary scores, subscales, and individual items to individualize instruction.
Lead the classroom team in developing goals and action plans, ensure daily responsibilities are completed and shared, and implement reflective supervision.
Supervise children and follow health and safety rules, keeping an accurate count of children in the group at all times.
Keep the environment safe, organized, and accessible; document and report incidents and accidents.
Maintain professional knowledge of early childhood trends and research, attend required meetings and training, and pursue ongoing professional growth.
Establish cooperative, respectful team relationships; maintain confidentiality; collaborate and participate in classroom and center events.
Inform the Director when taking action related to a child’s significant injury, a parent’s concern, a neglect or abuse complaint, or an unusual incident.
Respond appropriately to emergencies and multiple situations, communicate incidents to supervisors and families, and complete required documentation.