Full Time Lead Toddler Teacher at Tobin Children's School

We're Seeking a Full Time Lead Toddler Teacher in Natick
Join our Amazing, Professional Faculty at Tobin!

Job Description:

The Tobin Children’s School is seeking a Lead Toddler Teacher for one of our full-day, full-year Toddler classrooms. This Lead Teacher would work collaboratively with two other full-time Toddler teachers and an afternoon assistant in supporting up to 9 children per day in a classroom running 7:15-5:45.

We are looking for an experienced educator and leader to support this classroom team with parent communication, child supervision, curriculum planning, child assessment, and ensuring adherence to all safety and sanitation protocols, EEC licensing regulations, and NAEYC Accreditation Criteria. Full time positions are available at 40 hours per week, working 8 hour shifts with a paid 1/2 hour break. Must be able to work a flexible schedule of 7:15-3:30, 8:00-4:00, and 9:45-5:45 shifts. This position would also be a part of our Tobin Children's School Leadership Team, meeting weekly with our Admins on program planning, school-wide initiatives, and more.

Who We Are:

The Tobin Children’s School is an NAEYC accredited program offering full-year, full-day programs to infants up through PreK on its large Natick campus. The Tobin Children’s School, celebrating over 30 years of excellent care and education, has an strong reputation in our area, winning Best Childcare Center in Metrowest for 22 years running. We are also a Boston Parent's Paper Family Favorite eight years in a row! The Tobin Children's School provides a variety of experiences and activities designed to encourage children to learn about themselves, their friends, and their surroundings through small and large group experiences, quiet times and active play, as well as indoor and outdoor activities. We strive to provide a robust developmentally appropriate curriculum with the opportunity for creativity and teacher input.

We offer 9 stand-alone classrooms in our restored Victorian with two infant rooms, three toddler rooms, two Preschool and two PreK classrooms. We also offer beautiful outside play spaces, including playgrounds for infants, toddlers, preschool and school-age students, a turf field, garden spaces, sandboxes, and mud kitchen and loose parts area. We also have an indoor gross motor room.

Requirements:

Successful applicants must have EEC Lead Toddler Teacher certification, and several years of early childhood teaching experience. A degree in early childhood or related field is highly valued. Strong verbal and written communication skills are required. Ability to plan creative engaging curriculum is a must. Knowledge of a second language is a plus.

Why Work at Tobin?:

• We put the needs of the children first!!
• Paid 1/2 hour break on work days over 6 hours
• 401K with employer match
• School philosophy to staff one teacher over ratio
• Pay clock in to clock out
• Children transition as a class annually
• Stand alone classrooms don't combine in morning and afternoon
• Paid Time off benefits increase with longevity
• Paid days during school wide closure week
• Children enrolled for 5 day schedules only

Compensation:

Competitive hourly rate based on education and experience. Pay range: $22.00-$27.00 per hour.

We also offer a full complement of full time benefits with medical, dental and vision care, 12 paid holidays per year, 401K with employer match, short term disability, a 60% Childcare Discount, paid time off that increases with longevity, and paid professional development.

Our school is a professional and friendly organization that employs a strong team teaching approach. If you love teaching and are ready to take on this leadership role, we'd like to meet you and share more about why Tobin can be a great career decision.