Lead Infant Teacher - $300 Sign On Bonus

Lead Infant Teacher About the Role: Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is seeking a Lead Infant Teacher to provide high-quality, developmentally appropriate care for infants while leading a classroom team. This role supports early learning, social-emotional development, and school readiness in a safe, nurturing environment. As a Lead Teacher, you’ll guide curriculum implementation, support assistant teachers, partner with families, and ensure compliance with Ohio licensing and Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) standards.Pay & Benefits:Pay range of $18 - $20/hr depending on experience$300 Sign On BonusFull benefits package includes:Health, dental, and vision insuranceFSA and HSA plans with matchRetirement plan (403b) with matchTuition assistancePublic Loan Forgiveness eligibilityPaid time off and holidaysQualifications:CDA or Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or related fieldMeets Career Pathways Level (CPL) 3 requirements (Ohio ECPDN)Direct experience teaching in an infant classroomStrong knowledge of infant development and social‑emotional learningFlexible, dependable, and physically able to meet infant classroom demandsBasic computer skills (Microsoft Office) Responsibilities: Classroom Leadership & Child DevelopmentCreate and maintain a safe, responsive, and nurturing infant classroomImplement developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with SUTQ and Creative CurriculumSupport infants’ cognitive, motor, social, and emotional developmentAdminister developmental screenings and assessments (DECA, ASQ, Galileo)Balance child‑initiated and teacher‑guided activities Team & Family CollaborationLead and support assistant teachers in daily classroom activitiesCommunicate effectively with families about each child’s progress and daily experiencesAddress parent questions or concerns professionally and compassionatelyCollaborate with therapists, specialists, and internal teams to meet individual child needs Program Quality & ComplianceEnsure compliance with Ohio Department of Job and Family Services licensing requirementsMaintain documentation, lesson plans, assessments, and child portfoliosSupport enrollment efforts and program quality goalsEngage in ongoing professional development and required trainingsPhysical demands:The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend and lift objects of up to 20 pounds.CultureBest Point Education & Behavioral Health is Greater Cincinnati’s most prolific non-profit specializing in education, behavioral and therapeutic health services and autism services for vulnerable, at-risk youth, their families, and caregivers. Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is proud to embrace our ideals of an equal opportunity workplace by actions as well as our words. We lead our community with respect and tolerance, internally and externally, and we expect our employees to embrace this ideal and express it in their day-to-day interactions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.