POSITION: Assistant Infant / Toddler Teacher
Collage Day School is a dynamic, independent private day school in the beautiful Palm Valley area of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The school serves students from infancy through elementary and is nestled on eight acres with winding nature trails and serene ponds. We provide students with a safe and engaging environment that fosters not just their love of learning but also their eagerness to explore and understand the world around them.
Collage Day School is a member of the International Schools Partnership (ISP), a consortium of high-performing international schools located across the globe.
PURPOSE OF ROLE:
The Assistant Teacher supports the Lead Teacher and Director in providing a safe, nurturing, stimulating, and developmentally appropriate environment for children. The role focuses on helping children develop cognitively, socially, emotionally, verbally, and physically while maintaining health, safety, and family engagement standards.
This is a full-time, 12-month position. The Assistant Teacher works an 8-hour shift between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Classroom & Education
- Assist with planning and implementing age-appropriate educational activities and lesson plans.
- Support children's cognitive, language, social, emotional, and physical development.
- Help conduct ongoing child assessments and maintain documentation.
- Create and maintain an engaging learning environment.
- Support children of varying developmental levels, including those with special needs.
Health & Safety
- Conduct daily health checks.
- Promote healthy lifestyle activities.
- Follow policies related to medical emergencies, medication administration, and child exclusions.
- Maintain sanitation and hygiene standards.
- Ensure a safe environment and injury prevention practices.
- Assists children with toileting needs in a manner that promotes independence, dignity, and self-help skills.
- Performs diapering procedures in accordance with licensing regulations, health and sanitation standards, and center policies.
- Maintains accurate diapering and toileting records as required.
- Assists in implementing potty-training plans in partnership with families and under the guidance of the lead teacher.
- Ensures diapering and toileting areas are clean, sanitized, and properly stocked at all times.
- Observes and reports any concerns related to a child's health, toileting habits, or developmental readiness for potty training to the lead teacher and/or director.
Nutrition
- Eat meals with children and model healthy eating habits.
- Encourage positive social interaction during mealtimes.
- Follows infants’/toddlers' individual feeding schedules and holds infants who cannot sit independently while feeding.
Family Engagement
- Attend parent meetings as assigned.
- Assist with communicating children's progress to families.
- Support family involvement activities and events.
Physical Requirements
- Regular standing, walking, sitting, bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and lifting.
- Ability to lift and move up to 30 pounds.
- Requires close and distance vision and focus adjustment.
- Must be able to lift infants and young children, assist children with diapering and toileting routines, and frequently bend, squat, kneel, and sit on the floor while interacting with children
Professional Development
- Participate in training and workshops.
- Complete at least 35 hours of annual in-service training.
SALARY/BENEFITS: Starting rate $16.50 per hour. Comprehensive benefits to include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, and paid time off.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- High school diploma or higher required
- Completion of Infant & Child First Aid/CPR certification or willingness to complete within 6 months of hire
- DCF 45-Hour Child Care Training started within 30 days of employment or completed 45 hours of DCF training
- Previous childcare experience and knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate practices for children from birth to age 5 a plus.
ISP Principles
- Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Well-being and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
- Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences, and promote the well-being of self and others.
- Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.
- Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students, and our schools.
- Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.
ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles
ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references, and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.
ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background, or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.
E-Verify Participation: ISP U.S. participates in E-Verify and will provide the Federal Government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Florida Background Check Process with Clearinghouse: The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) is a system for background screening results of individuals required by law to undergo screening for employment in positions that provide services to vulnerable populations, as mandated by section 435.12, Florida Statutes. All background checks are conducted via the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. More details can be found via https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
Pay: From $16.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
