Child Care Teacher

Bright Horizons • Dallas, TX

9d • $17 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

Bright Horizons is hiring a Child Care Teacher to support infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in an early education and preschool child care center. The role delivers supervision, care, curriculum, and services in accordance with Bright Horizons policies and applicable laws and regulations, with children’s safety as a priority. Teachers create hands-on learning activities, communicate with parents about children’s daily milestones, and maintain a safe, clean classroom. They may also provide teaching coverage in other classrooms, age groups, or nearby locations. The position is full-time and requires in-person work in the Dallas, Texas area. The listed schedule is 10:30 AM–6:30 PM, Monday through Friday; schedule flexibility is preferred.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED.
• Demonstrate knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) for children.
• Pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements.
• Comply with applicable immunization, employment physical or screening, and health and safety training requirements.
• Frequently lift, carry, or hold children weighing 10 to 40 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry, or hold more than 40 pounds.
• Demonstrate the 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.
• Maintain mental and physical alertness and an appropriate energy level to perform essential job requirements.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Create hands-on activities that 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.
• Provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery, and services in accordance with Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures, 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 the children and adults in your family.

What This Job Offers

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