Preschool Infant/Toddler Teacher

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

START DATE: September 8, 2025

COMPENSATION: $20/HOUR

FULL-TIME, 40 HOURS PER WEEK, W2

LOCATION: Placentia/Yorba Linda, CA

We are a Christian-based, early education program, looking for a qualified, passionate early education teacher who puts children's needs at the forefront. We provide a wide range of activities in a developmentally appropriate setting serving children from 6 weeks to 36 months.

Our preschool standard attracts the best families, teachers, and staff, which facilitates a center full of happy children, smiling staff, and teachers who feel supported. Every single applicant is carefully vetted to ensure only those who are aligned with our organization and goals join the team.

Our Director listens to ideas, elevates people to their full potential through support and love, and gives outside-the-classroom opportunities to teachers and staff. She is an amazing leader but don't be surprised to see her cuddling the little ones in the classroom or changing a dirty diaper.

Our teachers feel appreciated, enjoy their days, love their kiddos, and do not experience burnout. We elevate the expectation, and the best teachers want to work for us!

Spending time with the little ones in your classroom and supporting child growth and development is your number one responsibility, but the best candidate understands the importance family and faith play in a successful classroom.

We believe that early education is pivotal to the success of the children and the growth of the 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:

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
• Acknowledge or respond to parent inquiries within 24 hours of receipt
• Daily face-to-face parent/guardian conversations at pick or drop off

At our facility, your fellow teachers will become your second family.

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 three years of experience as a teacher in an infant center
• 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
• Prior to 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
• Offer of Employment

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.

Prior employment references will be validated.