Pre K Assistant Teacher at Walker KinderCare

KinderCare; Walker (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

KinderCare in Walker, MI is seeking a dedicated caregiver to support teachers with the Pre-K curriculum and state requirements. You will help create a safe, nurturing environment where children can explore, learn, and grow through play.

You will collaborate with parents and center staff to meet enrollment and engagement goals, build positive relationships with families and licensing authorities, and ensure they understand and follow state guidelines for early education.

Qualifications

• English proficiency required for communication with children and parents.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers with implementing KinderCare's curriculum and State Pre-K requirements.
• Create a safe, nurturing environment where children can play and learn.
• Partner with parents to provide the best care and education for their children.
• Support center goals around enrollment, accreditation, and engagement.
• Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners.
• Meet state-specific Pre-K guidelines for the role.
• Physically able to lift up to 40 pounds and work indoors or outdoors.

Skills

English proficiency

Job description

• Assist teachers with the implementation of KinderCare's curriculum, and State Pre-K requirements, in a way that is consistent with the unique needs of each child; create a safe, nurturing environment where children can play and learn.
• Partner with parents with a shared desire to provide the best care and education for their children.
• Support your center’s success; partner with center staff and leadership to achieve goals around enrollment, accreditation, and engagement.
• Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners.
• Meet state specific Pre-K guidelines for the role
• Physically able to use a computer with basic proficiency, lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and work indoors or outdoors
• Able to assume postures in low levels to allow physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep children safe, and engage in physical activity with children
• Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English