What are the responsibilities and job description for the Toddler Teacher position at Tumbleweeds Child Care Center?
Job Summary
As a Toddler Teacher, you’ll create a safe, welcoming classroom where young children can explore, learn, and build confidence. You’ll provide attentive toddler care, guide daily routines, and use age-appropriate activities to support childhood development, early literacy, and foundational math. You’ll partner with families and colleagues to help each child feel supported and ready to learn.
Responsibilities
- Plan lessons and develop curriculum that encourage language, movement, social skills, and curiosity.
- Teach through play, stories, music, and hands-on activities; adapt instruction for different learning needs, including special education and early intervention.
- Support positive behavior and classroom management while maintaining a safe childcare environment.
- Communicate with parents about children’s progress, routines, and concerns.
- Follow child welfare practices and mandated reporting laws; maintain current first aid and CPR readiness as required.
Your impact: Thoughtful teaching and responsive care help toddlers build skills and give families confidence in their children’s daily learning.
Experience
- Experience working with children, toddler care, and classroom experience are important; preschool, daycare, or preschool teaching experience is helpful.
- Teaching experience with young children, lesson planning, curriculum development, and child development instruction are preferred.
- Strong communication skills and experience working with students are valued.
- Familiarity with literacy education, math, behavior management, tutoring, standardized testing, physical education, or Montessori methods is a plus.
- Knowledge of early childhood education and mandated reporting laws is beneficial.
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16 - $18