Child Care Assistant Teacher, Part Time
About The Position
Grow your teaching career with Bright Horizons, where you can make a meaningful impact on children’s lives every day. Learn from early education experts while having the opportunity to pursue a CDA or college degree at no cost. Experience this and more as a Bright Horizons Assistant Teacher. Prisma Health Child Care Center-Midlands, a brand new center in Columbia, SC, is now hiring part-time Associate Teachers working with infants, toddlers, or preschoolers. Join the team and enjoy all the center has to offer - large classrooms, an indoor gross motor room, STEAM lab, age-specific natural playgrounds, a spacious staff lounge, a stocked teacher resource room and more! Teachers would start training in mid-April, with the center anticipated to open in early June. Part time schedule: 2:00pm - 8:00pm, Monday-Friday
Requirements
- Candidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements
- 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED is required
- Drug screening, current immunization record, flu vaccination (or masking during flu season), following Prisma health and safety protocol required
- This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons’, and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training.
- If hired, you will work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery and services per Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure the safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.
- The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions.
- Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.
Nice To Haves
- 1 year of experience working in child care, daycare, or preschool settings is preferred
- CDA, Associate, or bachelor’s degree in early education or related field is preferred
Responsibilities
- Assist with hands-on activities to meet the needs and interests of the children
- Maintain open communication with parents, sharing their child's daily milestones
- Ensure a safe and clean classroom by following essential procedures and guidelines
- Provide support in any classroom or age group where teaching coverage is needed across a center or in nearby locations
Benefits
- Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
