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The Goddard School located at 5701 Lombardo Center Blvd., Independence, OH 44131, is looking for a nurturing, attentive, and dependable Part-Time Afternoon Infant Teacher to join our infant classroom team. We're looking for someone who truly enjoys working with babies, understands the importance of safe and responsive infant care, and takes pride in helping our youngest learners feel secure, comfortable, and loved. This is a Monday-Friday afternoon position requiring consistent availability until 6:00 PM. Our ideal candidate is patient, reliable, attentive to detail, and comfortable working with infants ages 6 weeks through 12 months. If you love caring for babies and enjoy being part of a supportive teaching team, we'd love to meet you!

What We're Looking For Required Qualifications:

Experience caring for infants in a professional childcare setting or comparable caregiving environment. A nurturing, patient, attentive, and responsive approach to infant care. Willingness and ability to follow safe sleep practices, feeding procedures, supervision requirements, and sanitation protocols. Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other teachers. Dependable attendance, punctuality, and attention to detail. Consistent Monday-Friday afternoon availability through 6:00 PM. Ability to safely perform the physical responsibilities of infant care, with reasonable accommodation where applicable. Ability to meet applicable Ohio childcare employment, training, and background-check requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

At least one year of professional experience caring for infants in a licensed childcare center. Experience with bottle feeding, diapering, safe sleep practices, and infant routines. Familiarity with infant developmental milestones and age-appropriate learning activities. CDA credential or Early Childhood Education coursework. What You'll Do Provide warm, attentive, and responsive care to infants. Support individualized feeding, diapering, and sleeping schedules. Consistently follow safe sleep and active supervision requirements. Engage infants through talking, singing, reading, sensory exploration, and age-appropriate play. Maintain a clean, sanitary, safe, and organized classroom. Communicate professionally with families about their child's day. Work closely with co-teachers to maintain consistent care and classroom routines. Assist with afternoon transitions, cleaning, sanitizing, and classroom closing procedures. Why Join Our Team? At The Goddard School of Independence, we know that caring for infants is an important responsibility, and we value the teachers who provide that care each day. Who We're Hoping to Find Someone who loves caring for babies, pays attention to the little details, takes initiative, and understands how important consistency and reliability are for infants, families, and fellow teachers. If you're a caring, dependable individual who enjoys working with infants and is looking for a rewarding part-time afternoon position, we encourage you to apply! The Goddard School of Independence is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay:

$15.00 - $17.00 per hour Expected hours: 20.0 - 35.0 per week

Work Location:

In person