Child Care Teacher

Title: Child Care Teacher

Location: Richmond, VA

Duration: Fulltime

About:

VLink, founded in 2006, is a leading global provider of software engineering services with next-gen technologies and best-in-class talent. Our Headquarters are in the U.S, and we have offices in 7 countries from North America-Europe to APAC, with expansion plans in the Middle East. With over 1,000 employees working globally, VLink has helped SMBs, and large enterprises achieve their business goals, and gained the trust of Fortune-250 companies. VLink is 'Great Place to Work® CertifiedTM' and has been a consistent winner as- Best Places to Work in CT. Trust, collaboration, and accountability are the three elements that are at the core of VLink's work culture. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth.

About the Role

• Planned, developed, and implemented age-appropriate lesson plans and learning activities supporting children’s cognitive, social, emotional, language, and motor development.
• Created a positive, engaging, and inclusive classroom environment that encouraged children’s independence, self-esteem, creativity, and overall development.
• Applied Reggio Emilia concepts across indoor and outdoor learning environments to promote exploration, hands-on learning, and child development.
• Observed, documented, and communicated children’s daily progress, developmental milestones, behaviors, and activities through reports and parent feedback.
• Prepared and maintained accurate child records, observations, lesson plans, assessments, and progress documentation in accordance with established requirements.
• Promoted gross and fine motor skills, language development, social interaction, independence, and self-confidence through structured and play-based activities.
• Built positive relationships with children and families, providing regular feedback and supporting smooth transitions into and out of the classroom.
• Supervised teacher aides, volunteers, and classroom support staff, ensuring appropriate coverage and adherence to established procedures.
• Collaborated with teachers, team leaders, site supervisors, and directors to address children’s developmental needs, classroom requirements, and family concerns.
• Maintained compliance with licensing, accreditation, regulatory, health, safety, and infection-control standards.
• Maintained clean, organized, and safe classrooms by routinely sanitizing tables, chairs, cabinets, cubbies, cots, toys, bookshelves, and other learning materials.
• Identified and removed broken toys, unsafe surfaces, spills, debris, and other potential classroom or playground hazards.
• Ensured proper preparation, labeling, storage, and secure handling of bleach and cleaning solutions in accordance with safety procedures.
• Maintained appropriate playground supervision and staff positioning to ensure adequate coverage and timely response to children’s needs.
• Participated actively in staff meetings, required training, continuing education, special sessions, and departmental initiatives.
• Maintained effective teamwork and communication while supporting program goals, best practices, and the developmental needs of children and families.
• Assisted with environmental and operational needs to maintain a safe, clean, well-stocked, and developmentally appropriate learning environment.
• Performed additional duties and special projects as assigned in support of departmental and organizational objectives.

Qualifications:

• 2 years of formal experience working with children, with previous experience supporting children from 6 weeks to 6 years of age.
• Preferred experience specifically working with infants and toddlers from 6 weeks to 2 years old.
• Familiarity with the Reggio Emilia approach and its application in early childhood education.
• Strong reasoning, logical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent verbal, written, reading, comprehension, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, noisy, and constantly changing environment.
• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to children’s safety, development, and individual needs.
• Comfortable handling frequent and high-intensity interactions with children, parents, families, and staff.
• Ability to adapt to changing classroom needs, schedules, priorities, and assignments.
• Physically capable of frequent bending, climbing steps/ladders, standing, walking, and active classroom participation.
• Strong awareness of child safety, supervision, and environmental requirements.

Employment Practices:

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

This job application process may use AI-powered tools to assist in screening and evaluating applications based on objective, job-related qualifications. AI is used solely to support the recruitment process and all final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruitment team.

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