Infant/toddler Early Head Start Teacher

**Do you have a passion for working with young children? Do you want to make an impact on someone’s life?**

At St. Anne's Family Services, we strive to build safe, nurturing, and resilient families for generations to come. We believe in disrupting cycles of poverty and ensuring children, youth, and families stay safe, together, and out of systems such as foster care and juvenile justice.

St. Anne's Family Services is dedicated to transforming lives and communities. We're committed to providing unwavering support to families, from pregnancy to parenthood and childhood to adulthood. Our work brings about life-changing transformation, and we're seeking Teachers to join our Early Childhood Education team at our **Lynwood, CA locations** and be a vital part of this mission.

As an **Early Head Start Teacher I**, you will directly impact young children, ages **0-3 years old**. You will be responsible for the overall monitoring and active care and supervision of the children in the classroom.

**What You'll Do**:

- **Provide diapering and personal care** to every child while maintaining a hygienic environment. Assist with dressing and personal care routines for infants and toddlers.
- **Create a nurturing environment** to children that includes activities to help children develop socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically
- **Implementing program curriculum** for children and conducting daily classroom planning
- **Working cooperatively with staff **to provide information and resources to enrolled families
- **Integrating parent involvement**, social services, nutrition, health, and mental health services into the learning
- **Planning a program of activities that support and enhance the role of parents** as the main educators of their children, with a focus on school-readiness goals
- **Maintaining children’s records** and completing and submitting monthly reporting
- **Observing, screening, and assessing** child development levels
- **Developing individualized goals that relate to the child’s development** while meeting the unique needs of each child by aligning with their interests, abilities, strengths, and pace of learning

**What We're Looking For**:

- High School Diploma
- **Minimum of 3 Infant/Toddler Course Units**:

- **6 Infant/Toddler Development course units required by the end of the first year of employment**:

- 12 ECE units preferred
- OR
- Associate of Arts (AA) degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field
- OR
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field
- English proficiency required
- Travel to all centers in all service areas, as required
- Valid California Class C Driver’s License required
- Valid automobile insurance required
- Bilingual English, Spanish, Tagalog, and/or Korean preferred

**Qualities We Value**:

- Empathy
- Problem-solving
- Ethical conduct
- Leadership
- Adaptability
- Strong communication
- Cultural sensitivity

**Why Choose Us**:

- **$1,000 sign-on bonus**:

- Competitive salary range of $22.50-$24.50/hr
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Opportunity for growth and advancement
- Paid time off and holidays

Pay: $22.50 - $24.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

- Do you have 3 Infant/Toddler college units? (Please be sure to reply to this question to be considered for next steps)

**Education**:

- Associate (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Early childhood education: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person