What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infant Teacher position at Rising Starz Child Care Center?
Benefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Employee discounts
- Opportunity for advancement
Benefits/Perks
- Stable part-time position with consistent scheduling
- Minimal to no weekend hours
- Supportive leadership team and established classroom structure
- Opportunities for growth and professional development within a high-quality program
- Meaningful work supporting children and families during a critical stage of early development
Job Summary
As a Part-Time Infant Teacher at Rising Starz Child Care Center, you will help create a safe, calm, and nurturing environment for children ages 6 weeks to 18 months. We are looking for someone who values consistency, professionalism, teamwork, and strong relationships with children, families, and coworkers.
As a Part-Time Infant Teacher at Rising Starz Child Care Center, you will help create a safe, calm, and nurturing environment for children ages 6 weeks to 18 months. We are looking for someone who values consistency, professionalism, teamwork, and strong relationships with children, families, and coworkers.
This role includes supporting the daily care, routines, and developmental needs of infants while helping maintain a classroom environment where children feel secure, comforted, and engaged. This position requires attentiveness, patience, and a warm, responsive approach while upholding Rising Starz expectations, DFPS Minimum Standards, and Texas Rising Star quality practices. Regular hours for this position are Monday through Friday from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with additional business-day training hours scheduled several times each year.
Responsibilities
- Provide attentive and nurturing care for infants ages 6 weeks to 18 months
- Maintain a safe, clean, calm, and responsive classroom environment
- Support feeding, diapering, naps, transitions, and daily routines with consistency and care
- Build positive relationships with children, families, and coworkers
- Maintain daily communication with families in a professional and welcoming manner
- Observe and respond to each child’s developmental needs, cues, and routines
- Support social-emotional, cognitive, language, and physical development through responsive caregiving and age-appropriate interactions
- Help maintain classroom records, daily logs, and required documentation
- Follow DFPS Minimum Standards and support Texas Rising Star expectations
- Work collaboratively with leadership and team members to support classroom and program goals
- Model professionalism, reliability, and a strong team-centered attitude
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required
- Minimum 1 year of previous experience in an infant classroom or licensed childcare setting required
- Must meet DFPS requirements for employment in a licensed childcare center
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Positive, nurturing, patient, and professional approach with children and families
- Strong work ethic, dependability, and initiative
- Ability to work well within an established team and classroom structure
- Physically able to lift, carry, and actively care for infants throughout the day
Preferred Qualifications
- 2 or more years of experience in an infant classroom or licensed childcare setting
- Experience in a Texas Rising Star program
- Familiarity with Texas Rising Star quality practices
- Familiarity with classroom documentation, developmental milestones, and licensing standards
- Ability to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking children and families
What Sets Our Team Apart
Our team goes beyond supervision. We are intentional, proactive, and grounded in the understanding that children must feel safe and loved before learning can take place.
Our team goes beyond supervision. We are intentional, proactive, and grounded in the understanding that children must feel safe and loved before learning can take place.
We believe early childhood classrooms should be full of connection, encouragement, and meaningful engagement. We work together to create a structured, supportive environment where children can thrive and where staff can bring both professionalism and positive energy to the day. Every role in our school contributes to that mission, and we value team members who are dependable, adaptable, and willing to step in where needed to support the team as a whole.
Salary : $15 - $17