2025-2026 Afternoon Toddler Childcare Teacher

Summary

What's so great about teaching at CBC? Teachers of all experience levels find our school to be a rewarding, supportive environment with a true team spirit! We hire people who have a genuine love for young children and share our vision of raising a world of kind, healthy, Godly, and loving children.

For our staff, this is not just a teaching job, it is a calling. CBC wants to ensure our staff has a positive work environment each and every day, so we take great pride in providing experiences that will make you want to stay with us for many years.

Duties

• Prepare materials to be used for daily projects
• Encourage positive behavior and age appropriate socialization
• Read stories, play games, and develop crafts to engage children
• Identify behavior problems and develop appropriate strategies to address them
• Efficiently communicate and coordinate with teaching assistants
• Offer individual support to students to promote the understanding of more challenging concepts during homework or learning time
• Oversee the safety of the students inside of the classroom, during field trips and on the church grounds
• Efficiently communicate with the Director and Assistant Director

Requirements

• Must be able to work 12:00-6:00pm
• Basic understanding of childhood development and methods used to instruct children of various ages
• Ability to communicate with teacher's assistant and parents regarding student's behavior in the classroom
• Strong organizational skills are essential to prepare materials for planned daily lessons
• Basic writing, math and science skills are needed to aid students in homework
• Ability to manage potentially challenging behavior from students and maintain a professional and patient demeanor
• Experience supporting positive relationships with children and adults in a learning environment
• Complete all mandatory trainings as set forth by Virginia Department of Social Services

Nice To Haves

• CPR & First Aid Training
• MAT Training
• Child Abuse Training
• Prior Experience in a related field

Benefits

• Employee Discount
• Paid Time off
• Paid training & Professional development
• Flexible scheduling
• Teacher appreciation gifts
• Many parties and celebrations
• Supervisors who appreciate you
• Supportive, fun colleagues

About Us

We are a ministry of Centerville Baptist Church and have been one of the longest running programs in the Chesapeake area; 66 years and counting! It is our mission for all children enrolled in the program to know they are loved by God exactly as they are. We lovingly accept children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. Centerville Baptist Children's Program offers preschool, kindergarten, and childcare for these ages. Every child is special, loved, and cared for by our dedicated and experienced staff.