Infant/Toddler Teacher

If you love kids, Band-Aids, ABCs, and Fun - We Have a Childcare Teacher Position for You in our Infant & Toddler Center

START DATE: September 8, 2025

COMPENSATION: $20/HOUR

FULL-TIME, 40 HOURS PER WEEK, W2

LOCATION: Placentia/Yorba Linda, CA

We are a faith-based early education program dedicated to nurturing the hearts and minds of children from 6 weeks to 36 months. We’re currently seeking a qualified, passionate teacher who puts the needs of children first and believes in the power of early learning.

At our center, we offer a wide range of developmentally appropriate activities in a warm, supportive environment. Our high standards attract wonderful families, dedicated teachers, and caring staff-creating a place filled with joyful children and a team that genuinely loves what they do.

Every team member is carefully selected to ensure alignment with our mission and values. Our Director is a servant-hearted leader who listens, encourages growth, and creates opportunities for teachers beyond the classroom. You'll often find her right alongside the team-snuggling babies or jumping in where needed.

Our teachers feel valued, supported, and energized. Burnout isn’t part of our culture-we set the bar high and provide the support needed to thrive. The best educators choose to be here because they know this is where they can grow and make a lasting impact.

Your primary responsibility is to nurture and support the growth and development of the children in your care. The ideal candidate also understands the important role that family and faith play in a thriving classroom.

We believe early education lays the foundation not only for a child’s future-but for the strength of our entire community.

Our entire team shares the following Core Values:

Healthy We are Souled out to staying fit in our Faith, Family, Fitness, Finances, and Friendships because we recognize that our personal life comes to work with us.

Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. 3 John 1:2

Humble We stay humble so we don't stumble. We lack excessive ego or concerns about status and self. Dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble I Peter 5:5

Human Skills We practice people smarts. We are emotionally intelligent and have common sense about people. We practice good judgment and understand the impact of our words and actions.

Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Ephesians 4:29

Hustle We are always looking for more-more things to do, more to learn, more responsibility. We rarely have to be pushed by our supervisor to work harder because we are self-motivated and diligent.

We are constantly anticipating and thinking about the next step and the next opportunity. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord. Colossians 3:23

Our mission is for YOU to succeed.

Key Responsibilities and Measures of Success:

• Safety and supervision of our children by maintaining a 9.5/10 Neat & Tidy Rating in your classroom
  
• Elevated focus on child growth and development by planning fun, hands-on activities aligned with the curriculum and posting it every week by Monday morning
  
• Communicate effectively with fellow teachers, staff, and leadership in accordance with the following standards so all feel supported and acknowledged:
  

• Acknowledge or respond to messages within 24 hours of receipt
  

Build relationships and communicate with parents in* alignment with the following standards:

-Send two pictures sent to parents in the morning and two in the afternoon for each child
-Daily face-to-face parent/guardian conversations at pick or drop off

Our teachers feel supported and loved, work with kiddos from the best families in the community, and enjoy coming to work every day.

Ideal Candidate Characteristics

• Minimum of two years of experience as a teacher in an infant/toddler room
  
• Even temperament to handle all situations and personalities
  
• Loves to hold babies, play on the floor, and realizes that spit-up and diapers are just part of the gig
  
• Limber and adaptable
  

POSITION REQUIRES completing Title 22 Guidelines and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of State laws and licensing requirements.

COMPENSATION: $20/HOUR

BENEFITS

• Paid Holidays
  
• Discounted Tuition
  
• PTO
  

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Apply Online
  

Complete Assessment (approx. 35 minutes)*

• Submit Proof of CCLD Requirements for Qualified Teacher
  
• Initial Zoom Interview
  

Complete Additional Assessments (approx. 8 minutes)*

• Onsite SHADOW DAY with Center Director in Placentia (PAID EXPERIENCE)
  
• Reference Checks
  
• Offer of Employment
  

Note: Before the offering of employment, the applicant's resume, transcripts, and other supporting documentation may be subject to review and approval by the Licensing Analyst assigned to our center by Community Care Licensing

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Meet requirements of a QUALIFIED TEACHER as specified per Title 22 Section: 101215.1:

• Completion of Community Care Licensing Components I and III
  
• 16 hours of health and safety training pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866
  
• Pediatric CPR and First Aid certified with the ability to act quickly and appropriately during emergencies and hazardous situations
  
• Must have current immunization shots: including MMR, Tdap, TB test, Influenza Shot, or waiver
  
• Must be able to safely lift up to 40 lbs
  
• Must be able to routinely carry, bend, kneel, sit on small furniture and sit on the floor
  
• Completion of State required forms, reports, and Criminal Background Check Clearance.
  

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
  
• Paid time off
  
• Tuition reimbursement
  

Work Location: In person