Assistant Teacher | Infant classroom

Assistant Infant Teacher - Building Brains

The Opportunity

Building Brains is looking for an Infant Teacher at our Saskatoon Campus. We continue to set the standard for excellence. Our quality child care programs build strong brains for life. Through natural light-filled spacious rooms and learning materials. We offer an innovative and welcoming environment that is captivating and stimulating for both adults and children.

We are looking for strong interpersonal skills who find joy in working with both children and adults. If you are committed to learning and teaching in an emergent, project-based classroom that fosters a student-centered learning environment then we want you on our team!

Building Brains is passionate about moving practice forward through professional development opportunities, in-class learning opportunities as well as internal growth and the ability to challenge yourself and grow in your career.

• Encourage children through role modelling and guidance to respect themselves and others.
• Spark imagination, build self-esteem and encourage children to enrich their everyday experiences using the environment as the third teacher.
• Ensure that classroom practices meet Saskatchewan Child Care Licensing Standards.
• Plan open-ended activities to support the development of children.
• Create engaging learning opportunities based on the learning objectives of the classroom.
• Provide care for children including diapering, feeding, and napping as needed.

What You Bring:

• A passion for working with babies and toddlers
• Patient, nurturing and thoughtful
• Good communication skills to communicate effectively with parents
• Previous experience working with young children an asset
• A diploma in Early Childhood Education / Early Child-Care Certification
• Evidence of Criminal Record Clearance, including Vulnerable Sector Search, within past 6 months
• First Aid / CPR Certification
• Ability to lift a min. of 40lbs., especially when working with infants and toddlers.
  
  

Our Offer

• You will be surrounded by the best-in-class Montessori educators and pedagogical leaders to share best practices and learn so as to enhance your class environment
• Professional Development Days focused on best practices in early childhood education and new, innovative ways of teaching and learning
• Annual Lead Teacher retreat focused on skills development
• Compensation based on education and experience
• Benefits include vision, dental, and paramedical services
• Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Tuition discounts on all child-care services for staff members, including full-time and part-time care, online education, summer camps and extracurricular activities
• Staff social committee focused on opportunities to make connections with other like-minded individuals and passionate educators through regular social functions, including an annual staff BBQ and Christmas party

We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note that only those applicants for further consideration will be contacted.

Building Brains is an equal opportunity workplace, and we are committed to building and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. We believe that a strong focus and commitment to diversity and inclusion enables us to truly make early childhood education an enabler for wide-reaching change. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities.