Assistant Teacher - Daycare & Preschool
The Learning Experience - Cascade
Grand Rapids, MI
Pay: $16-$18 per hour, based on experience
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Looking for a job where your day is filled with little moments that matter?
The Learning Experience - Cascade is hiring a Full-Time Assistant Teacher to work alongside our Lead Teachers and help create positive, engaging classroom experiences for young children.
You don't need to have your entire early childhood career mapped out. If you're dependable, enjoy working with children, and are eager to learn, we'll provide training and opportunities to grow.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Lead Teachers with classroom activities and daily routines
- Engage children through stories, art, music, movement, sensory activities, and play
- Assist with meals, rest time, diapering, toileting, and transitions as appropriate
- Encourage positive social interactions and growing independence
- Use positive guidance and age-appropriate classroom management
- Help maintain classroom supervision and required ratios
- Build positive relationships with children and families
- Maintain clean, safe, organized, and welcoming classrooms
- Collaborate with teachers and center leadership
- Follow Michigan licensing and center requirements
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Previous childcare, daycare, preschool, or experience working with children preferred
- Professional early childhood experience is a plus, but not required
- CDA or Early Childhood Education coursework is a plus
- Willingness to learn and complete required training
- Reliable, positive, patient, and team-oriented
- Must meet Michigan licensing requirements for the position
What We Offer
- $16-$18 per hour, based on experience
- Full-time Monday-Friday schedule
- Health, dental, and vision benefits for eligible employees
- Paid time off
- Paid training and professional development
- Employee childcare discount
- Opportunities to grow into Lead Teacher and other early childhood education roles
Apply today to join The Learning Experience - Cascade and start or continue your career in early childhood education.
The Learning Experience
At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.
This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.