Back to search
Benefits:
- Free uniforms
- Paid time off
- Training & development
Toddler Lead Teacher – Competitive Pay, Great Benefits & Career Growth!
The Learning Experience | Plainfield, IN
Love Working with Toddlers? Join a Team That Values You!
Are you passionate about helping little learners take their first big steps toward independence?
At The Learning Experience – Plainfield, we believe amazing teachers deserve an amazing workplace!
We're looking for a caring, energetic, patient, and enthusiastic Toddler Lead Teacher who loves helping young children explore, discover, and grow.
We understand that teaching toddlers requires patience, creativity, compassion, and dedication. That's why we're committed to providing our teachers with supportive leadership, engaging classroom resources, competitive compensation, and opportunities for professional growth.
If you're an experienced toddler teacher looking for a fresh start, a positive work environment, and a place where your contributions truly matter, we'd love to meet you!
Why Join Our TLE Family?
We believe happy teachers create happy classrooms!
- Competitive Pay: Compensation based on your experience, education, and qualifications. Pay upto $19/hr
- Paid Time Off: Take time to rest, recharge, and enjoy life outside work. Lead Teachers get 6 PTO per year and 7 paid holidays.
- Supportive Leadership: Work with a leadership team that values your ideas, listens to your feedback, and supports your success.
- Career Growth Opportunities: Advance into senior teaching, mentoring, and center leadership positions.
- Professional Development: Access training and resources to grow your skills and confidence.
- Employee Childcare Discounts: Special tuition benefits for eligible employees.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Opportunities to further your education.
- Employee Referral Program: Earn rewards for referring talented educators.
- Engaging Curriculum & Classrooms: Enjoy modern learning environments and our fun, hands-on L.E.A.P. curriculum.
What You'll Do as Our Toddler Lead Teacher
You'll play an important role in helping toddlers develop confidence, independence, social skills, and a lifelong love of learning.
- Lead Your Classroom: Create a warm, safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where toddlers feel loved, supported, and encouraged.
- Make Learning Fun: Implement our proprietary L.E.A.P. curriculum through music, movement, sensory play, storytelling, and hands-on activities.
- Celebrate Milestones: Support early language development, social-emotional growth, motor skills, and independence.
- Build Strong Relationships: Create meaningful connections with children, families, and fellow teachers.
- Communicate with Families: Share daily updates, developmental milestones, and special moments with parents.
- Support Daily Routines: Guide toddlers through meals, diapering, toileting, rest time, transitions, and age-appropriate self-help skills.
- Lead by Example: Mentor and collaborate with assistant teachers to maintain a positive and organized classroom.
- Keep Children Safe: Maintain active supervision, follow health and safety procedures, and meet Indiana childcare licensing requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 1+ year of professional childcare or early childhood teaching experience.
- A genuine passion for working with toddlers.
- Strong communication, patience, teamwork, and classroom management skills.
- Ability to meet applicable Indiana childcare licensing requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years of experience working with toddlers in a licensed childcare setting.
- CDA credential, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field.
- Previous experience as a Toddler Lead Teacher.
- Knowledge of toddler development, positive guidance, and age-appropriate learning activities.
At The Learning Experience – Plainfield, you'll have the opportunity to shape young minds while building a rewarding career with a team that supports your success.
Your passion deserves a workplace where you're appreciated.
Apply Today — We'd Love to Meet You!
At The Learning Experience, Happy Happens Here — for our children AND our teachers!
The Learning Experience is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Learn more about this Employer on their Career Site
