Preschool Assistant Teacher: Nurture Growth & Learning

COMMUNITY UNLIMITED INC; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Unlimited Inc. seeks a GSRP Assistant Teacher to support the Lead Teacher in a Tekonsha preschool. You will help deliver a safe, engaging, developmentally appropriate program following school-year calendars and CU expectations.

Responsibilities include supervising children, assisting with routines, meals, attendance, family communication, and documentation. Qualifications include a CDA credential or an associate degree in early childhood education, plus strong teamwork and reliability.

Qualifications

• Valid Center-Based Preschool CDA credential; or an Associate degree in ECE or child development.
• Ability to meet licensing, background, health, certification, and training requirements.
• Two or more years of early childhood experience.
• Experience with GSRP, HighScope, inclusive classrooms, or varied needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Lead Teacher with curriculum, centers, group experiences, outdoor learning, and daily routines.
• Maintain active supervision while protecting each child’s health, safety, dignity, and well-being.
• Support meals, snacks, toileting, rest, transitions, arrival and dismissal, sanitation, and classroom organization.
• Maintain attendance, meal counts, observations, assessments, enrollment data, and incident reports.
• Communicate professionally with families, coworkers, leadership, and CISD, maintaining confidentiality.
• Participate in planning, coaching, program evaluation, required meetings, MiRegistry PD, and QA.
• Support recruitment, family events, and CU after-school programs; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Reliability

Organization

Education

Center-Based Preschool CDA credential

Associate degree in early childhood education or child development

Job description

Community Unlimited Inc. seeks a GSRP Assistant Teacher to support the Lead Teacher in a Tekonsha preschool. You will help deliver a safe, engaging, developmentally appropriate program following school-year calendars and CU expectations.

Responsibilities include supervising children, assisting with routines, meals, attendance, family communication, and documentation. Qualifications include a CDA credential or an associate degree in early childhood education, plus strong teamwork and reliability.