UB Child Care Center·Buffalo, New York
Assist the Lead Teacher in maintaining a safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environment for infants. Build positive relationships with families while ensuring all health, safety, and regulatory standards are met.
Join Our Team!
We are seeking a caring, dependable, and enthusiastic Assistant Infant Teacher to join our early childhood education team.
If you have a passion for working with infants and enjoy creating a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where young children can thrive, we would love to hear from you.
Our center is NAEYC Accredited and Quality Stars NY Accredited, located on a university campus.
We are committed to providing exceptional care and education while supporting our staff with a positive, collaborative work environment.
Assist the Lead Teacher in providing a safe, loving, and developmentally appropriate classroom for infants. Build positive, responsive relationships with infants and their families. Support children's physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development through age-appropriate activities and interactions. Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary classroom. Follow all OCFS regulations, health and safety policies, and center procedures. Work collaboratively with teachers and staff to ensure high-quality care throughout the day.
High School Diploma or equivalent required. Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development Associate (CDA) credential preferred. Some professional experience working in an infant classroom is required. Patient, nurturing, dependable, and able to work well as part of a team. Strong communication and organizational skills. Physical Requirements Must be able to bend, stoop, reach, sit on the floor, and rise from the floor without adult assistance. Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds. Schedule Full-time, Monday–Friday 40 hours per week Must be available to work an 8-hour shift between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. No evenings or weekends Compensation & Benefits Starting pay: $16.25–$17.50 per hour, based on experience. Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Paid Time Off 401(k) If you are passionate about helping infants learn and grow while working in a supportive, high-quality childcare environment, we encourage you to apply. We look forward to welcoming a compassionate educator to our team!
A High School Diploma is required, with an Associate's Degree or CDA credential preferred. Candidates must have professional experience in an infant classroom and the physical ability to perform childcare tasks.
Market context
Infant Assistant Teacher roles in New York are typically in demand where licensed child care programs need staff who can support infant routines, safety, and classroom consistency. This role is competitive because employers often prefer candidates with infant or young-child experience, CPR and First Aid, and state licensing eligibility, while benefits like health, dental, vision, PTO, and 401(k) matching can help offset the hourly pay range. If you are considering applying, confirm your licensing readiness and certification status first; the requirements and benefits shown here are AI-summarized from the original job description, which can save you time researching the posting.
