Guadalupe Centers·Kansas City, Missouri
Lead the implementation of a dynamic curriculum to promote the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth of infants and toddlers. Collaborate with assistant teachers to maintain a safe, child-centered learning environment and document child progress.
The Infant Toddler Lead Teacher is responsible for nurturing each child’s development by leading the implementation of a dynamic curriculum that promotes social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. They collaborate closely with the Assistant Teacher to create a cohesive, child-centered learning environment and use thoughtful observation and documentation, grounded in early childhood education principles, to monitor and support each child’s progress.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
This job operates in an early childhood school and professional environment.
This role continually uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Guadalupe Centers serves a diverse population, including children, adolescents, and adults, who may have mental or behavioral health problems.
Consequently, all GC staff must demonstrate appropriate daily behavior, appropriate expression of emotions, and appropriate role modeling.
Hostility, aggression, unnecessary or inappropriate physical actions, and inappropriate emotional expression are not acceptable behaviors for our employees.
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit on the floor, stand, talk, or hear.
The employee is also frequently required to walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.
The employee must sometimes push items of 45 lbs. such as pushing children on a bike or moving/rearranging furniture.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
The employee is directly responsible for safety, well-being, and work output.
The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
GCI is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, age, sex, gender, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, veteran status, service member status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law. Preventing discrimination is the responsibility of every employee in the way employees treat and interact with one another. Therefore, GCI expects all work relations to be business-like and professional, free of bias, prejudice, harassment, and/or discrimination.
GCI's policy of Equal Opportunity extends to all conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, placement, training, compensation, discipline, transfers, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, and promotion. GCI will not tolerate any discrimination in the workplace, and it is expected that any employee who believes they have been subjected to any practice that appears to be inconsistent with this policy will contact Human Resources. Improper interference with the ability of GCI's employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated.
GCI encourages reporting incidents or concerns regarding discrimination to the Director of Human Resources, so that prompt and constructive action can be taken. There will be no retaliation or adverse action against an employee for raising an issue or complaint pursuant to this policy. The report will be investigated to determine what if any, responsive action is necessary and appropriate. Any employee found responsible for an inappropriate or discriminatory act will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
Market context
In Missouri, classroom teacher roles in early childhood settings are typically driven by ongoing demand for educators with infant-toddler experience and formal training in Early Childhood Education or a related field. These positions can be competitive because Montessori preparation and hands-on experience with children ages 0-3 are often required, along with standard benefits such as health, dental, vision, paid holidays, and paid time off. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your Montessori credentials and age-group experience before applying.