Assistant Infant/Toddler Teacher

Under the supervision of the Campus Director or Campus Supervisor, and in accordance with Head Start (HS) Federal Program Performance Standards, California Department of Education (CDE), California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Childcare Licensing Division (CLD), and MNC Inspiring Success (MNC), the Assistant Infant/Toddler Teacher will primarily assist the teachers in providing quality, comprehensive child development services to infant / toddler children and their families. The Assistant Teacher contributes to a safe, healthy, nurturing, and culturally relevant classroom environment that supports children’s social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and nutritional development.

Location: MNC Helen Fabela Chavez Campus

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Tracks and completes daily forms, including infant/toddler information forms, infant safe sleep checklist, and other health and safety related documentation.
• Assists in measuring children’s height and weight twice a year, following policies and procedures within designated timelines.
• May assist with maintaining student files and records to ensure information is organized, accurate, and readily accessible.
• May assist in completing daily meal counts and attendance records for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in accordance with MNC policies and procedures.

· May conduct developmental assessments for up to three children.

• May assist with developing Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) for each child based on observations, screenings, parent input, and DRDP-2015 assessment results.
• May conduct parent-teacher conferences and home visit packet, as needed, following program policies and procedures.
• Assist the campus team in ensuring the provision of specialized services for children with identified special needs in the classroom.
• Builds strong relationships with children and their families and encourages parent involvement in the program.
• Keeps parents informed about daily classroom routines, expectations, policies, and volunteer opportunities.
• Communicates with parents about incidents observed and documented on-site regarding their child.
• Partners with families to integrate children’s home practices and traditions into classroom experiences that support each child’s identity and development.
• Assists volunteers, substitutes, and parents in working with children in the classroom, ensuring proper health practices, food handling, and appropriate interactions and supervision.
• Maintains and cleans classroom spaces, equipment, refrigerators, work areas, and playgrounds to ensure availability of items and to provide a safe, sanitary environment.
• Keeps classroom areas and materials organized and labeled, rotating a variety of materials on low shelves for children to use independently.
• Sets up and serves meals and snacks to meet children’s nutritional needs and checks and signs for food and food service supplies upon delivery.
• Checks and logs food temperatures and follows procedures for heating and storing food according to MNC’s policies and procedures.
• Carries out Health & Safety Checklists, identifies and corrects deficiencies, performs minor classroom repairs as needed, and reports major repairs to the Campus Director or Supervisor.
• Understands and follows emergency and safety procedures
• Responds to emergency situations to resolve immediate safety concerns and assists in maintaining emergency equipment and supplies.
• Follow Head Start/Early Head Start/CDE/CLD policies and procedures in reporting suspected child abuse in accordance with federal and state laws.
• Participate in professional development trainings, in-service sessions, and other opportunities
• Partners with education coaches to engage in practice-based coaching cycles to improve teaching practices rooted in CLASS, CSEFEL, DRDP and the Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) framework.
• Complete DRDP 2025 training and receive rater certification within 30 days of start date and enroll in additional DRDP Instrument and Meaningful Observation training if necessary.
• Enroll in annual CA Social-Emotional Foundations in Early Learning (CSEFEL) training when available.
• Participate in PITC Curriculum Framework training within 1 year of start date.
• Must follow timekeeping policies and procedures and approve your timesheet following payroll schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support classroom, campus, and program needs.

Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough understanding of, or ability to quickly learn, the office equipment, recordkeeping systems, management information systems, and related protocols used in the organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Professional and tactful interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with a variety of personalities.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software and multi-line phone system.
• Set priorities and standards of performance; Develop plans by which work can be accomplished.
• General office equipment, fax, copier, printer, phone, and computer.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to sit approximately 40% of the time, walk 20% of the time and stand 40% of the time. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to type or handle, feel, and operate objects. The employee is required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to speak and listen. Specific vision abilities of this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

What we offer

• Pay Rate: $31.00 - $33.99 Hourly

• Location: MNC Helen Fabela Chavez Campus

• Medical – Kaiser and CCHP / Dental – Principal / Vision – Vision Care / Life Insurance - $50,000 / 403b – 3% match / FSA / Pet Care

• 15 paid sick days / 12 paid holidays / 12 paid vacation days

• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) / WADP (Working Advantage Discount Program)

If you are seeking an organization that values, promotes, and develops leadership by delivering culturally sensitive, multi-generational, community-based services that empower families to build strong, healthy, and vibrant neighborhoods with the vision of a strong, healthier and more vibrant community that respects and celebrates its many rich, cultural traditions, please apply.

Please visit our web site for additional information on our Company web-site at: www.mncsf.org

We are an equal opportunity employer that welcome diversity in the workplace with a great company culture. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.