Child Care Teacher

Bright Horizons • Redmond, WA

12d • $23 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

Bright Horizons is hiring a Child Care Teacher to provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery, and services in an early education/preschool child care center. The teacher creates hands-on activities that meet children’s needs and interests, communicates with parents about children’s daily milestones, and maintains a safe and clean classroom by following required procedures and guidelines. The role is performed in person in the Redmond, Washington area. Full-time positions are available, with a stated schedule of 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Bright Horizons offers opportunities to learn from early education experts and pursue a CDA or college degree at no cost through the Horizons CDA & Degree Program. The position also includes benefits such as insurance coverage, paid leave, retirement benefits, disability and life insurance, discounts, financial planning tools, career development, and caregiving support, subject to eligibility requirements.

The employee must comply with applicable immunization, employment physical or screening, and health and safety training requirements. The role requires frequent lifting, carrying, or holding children weighing 10 to 40 pounds, and occasional lifting, carrying, or holding of more than 40 pounds. Employees must be able to perform a full range of motion, respond appropriately to unexpected situations or emergencies, and maintain the alertness and energy needed for essential job requirements. Reasonable accommodations are available as required by law.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or GED.
• Demonstrate knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) for children.
• Pass required state and company background checks.
• Meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements.
• Comply with applicable immunization, employment physical or screening, and health and safety training requirements.
• Be able to frequently lift, carry, or hold children weighing 10 to 40 pounds and occasionally lift, carry, or hold more than 40 pounds.
• Demonstrate the full range of motion needed to lift, reach, squat, climb, sit, and participate in activities.
• Respond immediately and appropriately to multiple or unexpected situations or emergencies and maintain mental and physical alertness and appropriate energy.

Nice To Haves

• College-level coursework in early childhood education, a CDA, or an associate or bachelor’s degree in early education or a related field.
• One year of professional teaching experience in child care, daycare, or preschool settings.

Responsibilities

• Create hands-on activities to meet the needs and interests of the children.
• Maintain open communication with parents and share their child’s daily milestones.
• Ensure a safe and clean classroom by following essential procedures and guidelines.
• Provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery, and services in accordance with Bright Horizons policies, procedures, and guidance and applicable laws and regulations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools.
• Career development opportunities and free college degrees through the Horizons CDA & Degree Program.
• Caregiving support and resources for children and adults in the employee’s family.
• Up to 9 paid holidays annually, 40 hours of sick time per year, and 64 hours of vacation time per year, depending on hire date and applicable eligibility requirements and accrual schedules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED