Preschool Assistant Teacher - Early Childhood Education
Location: The Learning Experience - Grand Rapids Beltline, MI
Pay: $16-$18 per hour, based on experience
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
The Learning Experience - Grand Rapids Beltline is seeking a caring and dependable Preschool Assistant Teacher to join our early childhood education team.
This is a great opportunity for someone who loves working with young children and wants to begin or grow a career in early childhood education. You'll work alongside an experienced Lead Teacher to create a safe, engaging classroom where preschoolers build confidence, independence, friendships, and a love of learning.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Lead Teacher with daily Preschool classroom routines and learning activities
- Engage children through play, art, music, movement, stories, and hands-on experiences
- Support early literacy, language, math, creativity, and social-emotional development
- Encourage independence, problem-solving, and positive peer interactions
- Assist with meals, rest time, outdoor play, transitions, and classroom routines
- Provide attentive supervision and positive guidance
- Help prepare classroom activities and learning materials
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized classroom
- Build positive relationships with children, families, and fellow educators
- Follow Michigan childcare licensing, health, and safety requirements
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required
- Previous daycare, preschool, childcare, or experience working with children preferred, but not required
- CDA or Early Childhood Education coursework is a plus
- Patient, dependable, energetic, and team-oriented
- Willingness to learn and grow within early childhood education
- Must meet applicable Michigan childcare licensing requirements
What We Offer
- Competitive pay of $16-$18 per hour
- Consistent full-time Monday-Friday schedule
- Paid training and professional development
- Employee childcare discount
- Supportive Lead Teacher and leadership team
- Opportunities to grow into Lead Teacher and other early childhood education roles
Apply today to join The Learning Experience - Grand Rapids Beltline and start or grow your career in early childhood education while helping preschoolers learn, play, and thrive.
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.