(Urgent Hiring) Full-Time Infant/Toddler Assistant (Apprentice) Teacher
Apple Playschools
(Urgent Hiring) Full-Time Infant/Toddler Assistant (Apprentice) Teacher
Apple Playschools
Posted 2 months ago
Full Time
Ann Arbor, Michigan
In Person
Smart Summary
Responsibilities
The apprentice teacher will provide high-quality, mission-aligned early childhood education while collaborating with the lead teacher. Responsibilities include designing learning activities, ensuring student safety, and participating in peer learning and reflection.
Qualifications
This role is for an Apprentice Teacher at an early childhood educational center focused on outdoor and Spanish immersion. Key requirements include being at least 18 years old, eligible to work in the US, and able to work a minimum of 25 hours per week. While prior experience with children or the outdoors is a plus, the program offers on-the-job training and low/no-cost CDA training.
Job Description
About Us: Apple Playschools is an early childhood educational center that offers outdoor immersion and Spanish immersion programs. At our Ann Arbor facilities, we seek to provide progressive early education for a better world.
What Sets Us Apart:
- Play-based education
- Emergent curriculum
- Anti-bias education
- Reggio-Emilia approach to teaching
- Social justice-focused
- Muddy & Messy!
What's In It For You:
- Competitive pay ranging from $16-16.75/hour, commensurate with experience
- Growth opportunities
- Daily on-the-job training under the Lead/Mentor Teacher
- Flexible schedule options
- Retirement matching*
- Network Health Benefit Plan*
- 4+ weeks of PTO
- Child Care Assistance available! (TriShare, Subsidy, and Scholarships)
- Low/No-Cost CDA Training Program
- 50% tuition discount at any Apple Playschools youth program
- Employee Assistance Program
Your Impact:
- Designing learning activities and creating unforgettable experiences
- Ensuring the safety of participants, reporting any concerns as per licensing guidelines
- Participating actively in peer learning through reflection, feedback, and modeling
- Providing exceptional partnerships with students, parents, and community members
- Contributing to a fun, welcoming, and organized environment
- Be age 18 or older
- Eligible to work in the United States of America
- Be able to work a minimum of 25 hours per week
- Be able to pass all required background checks and criminal history review
- Meet LARA licensing education requirements appropriate to the assigned role
- Be able to be “on your feet” for most of the day
- Hold, carry, or lift up to 25 pounds
- Work outside in all weather conditions
- Prior experience working with children
- Prior experience and love of the outdoors.
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