Floating Teacher

Magical Beginnings

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#Daycare #Professional Development

Quick overview

The Floating Teacher provides substitute coverage across multiple classrooms and assists lead teachers with daily routines, cleaning, and classroom preparation. They are responsible for engaging students in age-appropriate activities while maintaining a safe and nurturing learning environment.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold an EEC Teacher Certification, CDA, or equivalent degree and experience. The role requires the ability to work on-site, lift up to 50lbs, and maintain a flexible schedule between 6:30 am and 5:30 pm.

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Job description

At Magical Beginnings, we believe every child deserves a safe, nurturing, and engaging start to their educational journey. With care, we care – and that belief is at the heart of everything we do. As a trusted leader in early education, daycare, and preschool programs across Massachusetts, our award-winning Early Childhood Education Centers are dedicated to creating joyful learning environments where infants, toddlers, and preschoolers thrive.

We’re currently seeking a Floating Teacher to join our passionate team at our Norwell location. This vital role supports multiple classrooms, offering flexibility and variety while ensuring consistency in high-quality child care. Whether you're soothing a toddler, inspiring preschoolers, or supporting fellow daycare teachers, you’ll be an essential part of our nurturing and collaborative community.

If you’re a compassionate, energetic educator who values early childhood development and is excited to make a lasting difference in the lives of young children, we’d love to meet you!

You'll thrive in this role if you have

EEC Teacher Certification, CDA, or equivalent degree and experience required
Daycare experience in a center-based or private school setting
An engaging and energetic demeanor and a love for helping young children meet and exceed their developmental goals

Some requirements of the role include

Availability to work
Monday through
Friday with flexibility to work between 6:30 am and 5:30 pm
Ability to spend extended periods of time on the floor with the children
Ability to lift up to 50lbs
Ability to stand up to 90% of the workday
Attentiveness, strong time management, and a team-focused mindset

As a Floating Toddler Teacher, you will be responsible for

Providing substitute coverage when Teachers are either out sick, completing planning time, in need of a bathroom break, lunch break, or any other coverage throughout the day.
Assisting Classroom Teachers with the routine opening/closing of the classroom, including but not limited to wiping down the toys, cleaning the tables, vacuuming the room, sanitizing the room (after all children have left), and overall preparation of the classroom for the next morning.
Providing classroom assistance to support teachers as needed throughout the day, including but not limited to preparing materials for classroom lesson plans, engaging with students in free play, assisting with daily projects, supervising/zoning during outdoor time, helping with bathroom needs and diapering, snack and lunch time assistance (heating up lunches, cutting up food, helping open containers, supervision), naptime assistance, etc.

Benefits

Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Medical insurance
Referral bonuses
Long-term disability
Paid sick time
Paid vacation time
Parental leave
Company-paid life insurance
Weekly pay
Direct deposit
Child care discount
Paid winter break
13 paid holidays
Paid snow days
Enrollment bonuses

Floating Teacher

Floating Teacher