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Posted 1 week ago
Infant Teacher
Merryhill School
📍 Sacramento
Full-time
Job description
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Spring Education Group’s Early Childhood Education Division includes nearly 150 schools offering </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">services from infant care through Pre-K/K programs, as well as summer camp and after-school programs</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. Our locations span a nationwide geographic footprint and a diverse array of pedagogical approaches — including our proprietary </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #1d1c1d; vertical-align: baseline;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.chesterbrookacademy.com/preschool/links-to-learning/" target="_blank">Links to Learning curriculum</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #1d1c1d; vertical-align: baseline;"> that draws from the collective expertise of renowned early-age educators such as Dewey, Piaget and Vygotsky; Montessori schools that embrace both accredited Montessori methods – </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #1d1c1d; vertical-align: baseline;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://montessori-ami.org/" target="_blank">AMI</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #1d1c1d; vertical-align: baseline;"> (Association Montessori </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #1d1c1d; vertical-align: baseline;">Internationale</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #1d1c1d; vertical-align: baseline;">) and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #1d1c1d; vertical-align: baseline;"><a rel="noopener" href="https://amshq.org/" target="_blank">AMS</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #1d1c1d; vertical-align: baseline;"> (American Montessori Society); and progressive language immersion programs in Mandarin and Spanish.</span></div>
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<!--_dfFormat_=html--><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Merryhill Preschool is seeking a loving and attentive </span><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Infant Teacher</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> to join our team. Our infant program provides a safe, nurturing environment where the youngest learners can explore, grow, and reach important developmental milestones — all while feeling secure and supported.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As an <strong>Infant</strong> <strong>Teacher</strong>, you’ll have the opportunity to:</span></p>
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<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Provide a warm, responsive, and engaging classroom experience that supports each child’s individual needs.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Build strong, trusting relationships with families through daily communication and care updates.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Create a safe and stimulating classroom environment where infants can develop curiosity, confidence, and early learning skills.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Collaborate with your teaching team to maintain consistent routines, meet licensing standards, and uphold our school’s commitment to excellence.</span></li>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Qualifications</span></strong></p>
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<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Must be at least 18 years old and have one of the following: </span>
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<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Completed 12 Core ECE Units in Early Childhood Education, including 3 Infant/Toddler units.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">an awarded CDA in Infant Toddler.</span></li>
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<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">6 months of teaching experience in a licensed preschool or early childhood center.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Prior experience in a licensed childcare center.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A nurturing personality with patience, flexibility, and a genuine love for working with babies.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Authorization to work in the United States</span></li>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Why Join Merryhill Preschool</span></strong></p>
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<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Competitive pay and benefits.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Professional growth and training opportunities.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Supportive, team-focused work environment.</span></li>
<li style="margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A chance to make a meaningful impact in children’s earliest years of learning.</span></li>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you’re ready to create a loving, enriching environment where infants can thrive — and to help us continue developing the best schools and educators in America—</span><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">apply today!</span></strong></p>
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<div><span style="color: #1d1c1d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px;">To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.</span></div>
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