Infant Room Lead Teacher (2nd Shift)

Summary

This role is where expert leadership meets heart-centered evening care. As our Infant Room Lead Teacher for the 2nd Shift, you are the guardian of our students' transition from a day of discovery to a peaceful evening. You will lead the classroom environment for infants aged 8 weeks to 18 months, ensuring they have a safe, stimulating, and calm sanctuary to grow and thrive. Your leadership ensures that every child's day ends with the same intentionality and warmth with which it began.

Duties

• Evening Leadership: Lead the classroom team in providing attentive, loving care that prioritizes the emotional and physical well-being of every infant during the second shift.
• Curriculum Integration: Implement sensory-based activities and developmental play that complement the day’s learning, focusing on motor skills and language acquisition in a nurturing evening setting.
• Sanctuary Stewardship: Oversee the maintenance of a clean, safe, and organized "home-away-from-home," ensuring the environment meets the highest health and safety standards for the close of the day.
• Resource Management: Organize and maintain specialized educational materials designed for infant development, ensuring the classroom is prepared for both current evening needs and the following morning's success.
• The "Final Word" in Communication: Serve as the lead contact for parents during pickup, providing detailed, heart-centered updates on their child’s milestones, daily progress, and evening routines.
• Professional Growth: Lead your team by participating in development sessions and meetings, bringing a specialized "second-shift" perspective to our mission of early childhood excellence. 

Requirements

• Professional Competencies: A proactive, reliable leader who demonstrates a continuous growth mindset and a commitment to excellence.
• Educational Background: Required: Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field (Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred). A valid South Carolina CNA certification is considered a highly desirable asset for this shift.
• Proven Experience: Demonstrated experience in a lead or senior role within an infant care setting.
• Expert Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills with a talent for building quick, meaningful trust with parents during the busy pickup window.
• Collaborative Mindset: The ability to lead and mentor assistant teachers while ensuring a seamless hand-off from the first-shift team.
• Heart & Soul: Deep patience, compassion, and a genuine interest in being the steady, nurturing presence infants need at the end of their day.
• Physical Stamina: Ability to engage in the standing, bending, and lifting required to care for infants safely and effectively.
• Essentials: Current First Aid/CPR certification and the ability to pass all required background clearances.

Schedule:

• Shift: 2nd shift (2:30 PM to 11:30 PM).
• Availability: Full-time or Part-time options available based on academy requirements; may include occasional academy events outside of regular hours.

Nice To Haves

• Foundational knowledge of Montessori or STEAM educational frameworks, with a proven ability to adapt and excel in specialized learning environments is strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Strategic Impact: The unique opportunity to shape the evening experience and developmental milestones of our youngest learners.
• Career Distinction: Gain specialized experience leading in a non-profit preparatory environment during vital extended-day hours.
• Professional Community: Connect with a dedicated team of education leaders focused on maintaining high-quality learning across all shifts.
• Leadership Mentorship: Receive specialized guidance and training from Academy leadership to help you advance into higher educational management roles.
• Total Rewards: Competitive compensation and a supportive team environment that deeply values your contribution to our families' peace of mind.

About Us

Dream Preparatory Academy, located in Greenville, SC, is a unique educational organization that offers a new teaching style to break traditional barriers of learning repetitive lessons in a prepared routine environment. Our goal is to create a more interactive, hands-on learning environment that is technology-focused and can integrate classroom-to-home management.