Toddler Educator
About This Role
Join Little Volunteer Child Care - Karns, LLC in Knoxville, TN as a Toddler Educator working with Infant / Toddler (0–2). The role calls for no formal credential — just relevant experience and offers $11.50 – $20/Hr to qualified childcare professionals.
Join Our Founding Team!
Little Volunteer Child Care – Belltown is excited to open the doors to our beautiful, state-of-the-art child care center in the growing Belltown community! We are currently seeking compassionate, energetic, and dependable Toddler Classroom Educators to become part of our founding team.
This is a unique opportunity to help build a fun, engaging, and nurturing classroom environment from day one while making a lasting impact during one of the most exciting stages of a child's development.
Whether you are looking for full-time or part-time employment, we would love to meet you!
Position Summary
Toddler Classroom Educators provide a safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate environment where children can explore, discover, and develop confidence through play. Educators support toddlers' social-emotional, language, cognitive, and physical development while fostering independence and building strong partnerships with families.
What We're Looking For
Our ideal Toddler Classroom Educator is someone who:
- Has a genuine love and passion for working with toddlers.
- Is patient, energetic, nurturing, and enthusiastic.
- Understands toddler development and embraces children's natural curiosity and desire for independence.
- Creates engaging, hands-on learning experiences through purposeful play.
- Encourages language development through conversation, reading, music, and interactive activities.
- Supports social-emotional growth by teaching kindness, sharing, cooperation, and problem-solving.
- Uses positive guidance techniques to encourage appropriate behaviors and self-regulation.
- Builds trusting relationships with children, families, and coworkers.
- Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, and excellent communication skills.
- Maintains a clean, organized, and inviting classroom.
- Works collaboratively as part of a supportive team.
- Brings creativity, patience, and positivity to every interaction.
What You'll Do
Responsibilities
- Provide attentive, nurturing care to toddlers throughout the day.
- Plan and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences and activities.
- Encourage independence by teaching self-help skills such as handwashing, feeding, cleaning up, and toileting readiness.
- Foster children's language, cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development through play and daily routines.
- Guide children's behavior using positive discipline, redirection, and encouragement.
- Maintain a safe, clean, healthy, and organized classroom environment.
- Supervise indoor and outdoor play while ensuring children's safety and well-being.
- Accurately document daily activities and communicate with families through Brightwheel.
- Follow all Tennessee Department of Human Services licensing regulations and center policies.
- Collaborate with fellow educators and leadership to provide exceptional care and early learning experiences.
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with toddlers in a licensed child care setting (preferred but not required).
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- CDA, TECTA, or coursework in Early Childhood Education is preferred.
- CPR/First Aid Certification (or willingness to obtain).
- Ability to pass all required state background checks.
- Must meet Tennessee Department of Human Services licensing requirements.
Benefits
Common Questions
What ECE credentials are required for this position?
No credentials required for this role.
What does this position pay?
This Toddler Educator role pays $11.50 to $20/Hr.
Is this full-time or part-time?
This job is Flexible.
Where is Little Volunteer Child Care - Karns, LLC located?
Little Volunteer Child Care - Karns, LLC is located at 7533 Oak Ridge Highway, Knoxville, TN