Primary Teacher - Infant / Toddler (Arlington)

Join the NVFS Family: We are looking to hire a Primary Teacher to join the NVFS Early Childhood Education team! At NVFS, our Early Head Start (EHS) program supports infants, toddlers, and families during the most critical years of development. If you believe the first three years shape a lifetime, and you want to be part of that impact — we’d love to meet you.

We are hiring a Primary Teacher to create a safe, nurturing, and developmentally responsive classroom for children ages birth to three. At NVFS, you are not “just a teacher.” You are a trusted partner in a family’s journey.

Why This Role Matters: Children in Early Head Start experience stronger school readiness, improved social-emotional skills, and greater long-term success. Your work directly supports families working toward stability and self-sufficiency.

Benefits and Compensation: We want you to be well, have work/life flexibility, grow your career with us, and have the resources and support you need. Check out our comprehensive benefit offerings here in support of various dimensions of your wellbeing. This position has an hourly rate of $19.62 and is an on-site role.

Key Responsibilities:

👶 Create a Safe & Nurturing Classroom

• Ensure the safety and well-being of all children

• Build warm, responsive relationships with infants and toddlers

• Support social-emotional growth and school readiness

• Create engaging, developmentally appropriate activities

🧠 Support Individual Development

• Observe and assess each child’s learning style and developmental progress

• Adjust activities to meet individual needs

• Maintain accurate documentation and enter required data for compliance

🤝 Partner with Families & Team Members

• Develop and nurture trusting relationships with families

• Collaborate with classroom team and supervisor

• Participate in reflective supervision and professional development

• Maintain a positive and respectful classroom culture

Your Background:  We understand that you may obtain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. 

• Current CDA in Infant Toddler Development
• Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education preferred
• Oral and written fluency in English; bilingual language skills a plus
• Digital and technical proficiency, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Must be able to demonstrate and live the organizational values of Communication, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, and Accountability

Additional requirements:

• Successful completion of background checks, TB test and physical upon hire
• Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules and policy and procedures manuals
• Attendance reliability
• Must be able to lift a child up to 40 pounds

• Must be comfortable coming into contact with sick children and taking care of toileting demands of children

Working at Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS) means doing work that matters every day because of the difference you will make in the lives of children and families in Northern Virginia. NVFS’ breadth, depth and scope of services offer the resources and support to ensure that everyone in need, at every stage of life, maximizes their potential and fully contributes to a thriving community. At Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS), we value every team member’s contribution and our collective impact on our clients and the community. NVFS is an equal opportunity employer, E-Verify participant and drug-free workplace. 

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