Lead Infant Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

A lead infant teacher's duties include :

• Caregiving : Being the primary caregiver for a small number of children, helping with daily activities, and ensuring their safety
• Planning : Creating and implementing developmentally appropriate activities and lesson plans, and conducting child assessments
• Communicating : Regularly communicating with parents about their child's progress, and facilitating parent-teacher conferences
• Supervising : Supervising assistant teachers and ensuring they are following program policy
• Training : Training assistant teachers and floaters, and directing them on their duties

Record keeping : Maintaining proper records, including documenting observations and milestones

Behavior management : Developing and implementing behavior management strategies

Safety : Ensuring all safety regulations are followed

Modeling : Modeling appropriate behaviors for children

Reporting : Reporting any signs of abuse or neglect to authorities

Infant teachers also provide a nurturing environment for infants to develop and reach age-appropriate milestones. They act as a bridge between home and early education, offering guidance and resources to parents.