What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Two-Year-Old Teacher position at Southside Early Childhood Center?
SouthSide Early Childhood Center is seeking a caring, dependable, and enthusiastic Lead Two-Year-Old Teacher to join our early learning team. If you are passionate about early childhood education and enjoy creating a nurturing, engaging, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment, we would love to meet you!
Position Overview:
The Lead Two-Year-Old Teacher is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing a safe, stimulating, and developmentally appropriate classroom for young children. This role supports children's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development while fostering strong partnerships with families and mentoring classroom support staff.
Responsibilities Include:
- Planning and implementing hands-on, developmentally appropriate experiences tailored to two-year-olds that support emerging language, motor development, curiosity, and early social skills utilizing the Creative Curriculum and Reggio models.
- Supporting consistent daily routines such as meals, toileting/diapering, rest time, outdoor play, and transitions to help young children feel secure and successful.
- Using the Conscious Discipline model to help the children identify emotions, build trust with caregivers, and navigate early peer interactions with guidance and empathy.
- Completing ASQ screenings for each child biannually.
- Utilizing the DRDP assessment tool to authentically observe and document children's growth and development, set individualized goals, and adapt activities to meet the unique needs of each child.
- Encouraging independence through developmentally appropriate self-help skills such as handwashing, attempting to put on shoes, cleaning up toys, and participating in classroom routines.
- Teaching and modeling early life skills including toileting readiness, family-style dining behaviors, gentle hands, and basic self-regulation skills.
- Maintaining a clean, safe, and organized classroom environment that supports active exploration and meets all state licensing and accreditation standards.
- Building warm, nurturing relationships with children and fostering strong partnerships with families, including communication, conferences, and home visits.
- Communicating regularly with families about children's daily routines, milestones, emerging skills, and classroom experiences.
- Providing guidance, direction, and support to Assistant Teachers and classroom staff to ensure consistency and responsive care.
- Following all state licensing, Early Head Start, accreditation, health, safety, and program guidelines consistently.
- Participating in meetings, professional development, and required documentation to support high-quality toddler programming
- Building positive relationships with children, families, and team members.
Qualifications:
- Must be available to work Monday- Friday, 7:30AM-4:00PM
- Bachelor's degree, associate's degree, or CDA in early childhood education or a related field (or actively enrolled in a qualifying program)
- Previous experience working with children ages zero to three
- Knowledge of early childhood development and developmentally appropriate practice
- Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills
- Ability to lift up to 40 pounds and actively engage with children throughout the day
- Ability to meet background check, fingerprinting, and health requirements
Salary : $31,500 - $40,000