Assistant Teacher

The Learning Experience•San Antonio, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Learning Experience is hiring an Assistant Teacher to support children's learning and development in infant, toddler, preschool, and/or Pre-K classrooms under the guidance of a Lead Teacher. The role involves implementing curriculum, maintaining a safe and engaging classroom, and communicating with families. Assistant Teachers provide consistent, high-quality early childhood education while supporting children's social, emotional, language, cognitive, and physical development. The Assistant Teacher helps operate the classroom, including carrying out activities and routines, maintaining lesson plans and developmental records, monitoring children's needs, and keeping the classroom organized. The role also involves building relationships with families and colleagues, collaborating with teachers and center leadership, and supporting and mentoring developing teachers. The position is onsite at the Alamo Ranch, Texas school location, Monday through Friday, and pays $14–$17 per hour. This active classroom role requires supervising children by sight and sound, participating in indoor and outdoor activities, and safely lifting up to 40 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be available.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, unless otherwise permitted by state requirements.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Previous childcare, daycare, preschool, or early childhood education experience.
Knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate practices.
Strong classroom management, communication, and organization skills.
Must meet applicable state licensing, background screening, health, and training requirements.
Ability to supervise children by sight and sound; stand, walk, bend, kneel, and sit on the floor; participate in indoor and outdoor activities; and safely lift up to 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Classroom leadership experience.
ECE, Child Development, or Education coursework.

Responsibilities

Create a classroom where children feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.
Build positive relationships with children and families.
Plan age-appropriate learning and play experiences.
Support children's social, emotional, language, cognitive, and physical development.
Encourage curiosity, independence, communication, and confidence.
Support the daily operation of the classroom by implementing activities, routines, and transitions.
Maintain lesson plans, observations, assessments, and records as required.
Monitor individual children's needs and development.
Maintain an organized and prepared classroom.
Communicate with families about their child's day, development, and progress, and respond to questions professionally.
Collaborate with teachers and center leadership, model positive classroom practices and teamwork, and support and mentor developing teachers.
Implement TLE's L.E.A.P. Curriculum® and adapt activities to children's ages, abilities, and developmental needs.
Follow state childcare licensing, health, safety, and supervision requirements; maintain required classroom ratios and active supervision.
Support children's daily care needs, including feeding, diapering, and toileting as appropriate.
Participate in required training and professional development.
Maintain TLE classroom and curriculum standards, support family engagement and center activities, and create a professional, welcoming classroom environment.