Preschool Floater Teacher

Heritage Oak Private Education; Carlsbad, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Child Care Tuition Discount (85% off)

401k with company matching

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team culture

Impact on early childhood education

Job summary

Discovery Isle Preschool is seeking a creative and passionate full-time Preschool Floater Teacher to join our team of dedicated educators. This role involves working across infant through pre-k classrooms to ensure continuity of care when teachers are absent.

You will support routines, foster independence through hands-on learning, and collaborate with teams to follow established lesson plans, while maintaining a safe, welcoming environment for families and children.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old with a High School Diploma or GED and one of: 12 Core ECE Units (CA) or a CDA in preschool.
• Minimum of 6 months teaching experience in a licensed childcare center.
• Nurturing, patient, flexible personality with a love for babies.

Responsibilities

• Support classroom instruction and routines for multiple age groups (Infant-School Age).
• Encourage independence and collaborative play-based learning.
• Assist with instructional activities, supervision, meals, and transitions.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized classroom aligned with school expectations.
• Collaborate with teaching teams and follow lesson plans/schedules.
• Build positive relationships with children, families, and staff.
• Model professionalism, flexibility, and willingness to jump in where needed.

Skills

Authorization to work in US

Education

High School Diploma or GED

12 Core ECE Units (CA)

CDA in preschool

Job description

Discovery Isle Preschool is seeking a creative and passionate full-time Preschool Floater Teacher to join our team of dedicated educators! This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple classrooms serving children from infants through pre-k, ensuring continuity of care and learning when teachers are absent or need additional support.

What You’ll Do

• Support classroom instruction and routines for multiple age groups (Infant-School Age)
• Encourage independence and collaboration through hands‑on, play‑based learning.
• Assist with instructional activities, supervision, meal/snack times, and transitions
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized classroom aligned with school expectations
• Collaborate with teaching teams and follow established lesson plans and schedules
• Build positive relationships with children, families, and fellow staff members
• Model professionalism, flexibility, and a willingness to jump in where needed

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old, have an awarded High School Diploma or GED, AND have one of the following:
  • Completed 12 Core Early Childhood Education (ECE) Units as required by the state of California.
  • An awarded Child Development Associate (CDA) in preschool.
• Minimum of 6 months prior teaching experience in a licensed childcare center.
• A nurturing personality with patience, flexibility, and a genuine love for working with babies.
• Authorization to work in the United States

Why Join Discovery Isle Preschool

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 85% off Child Care Tuition for the first child.
• 401k with company matching up to 6% annually.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Supportive, collaborative culture focused on teacher success.
• A rewarding opportunity to shape children's first school experiences in a learning environment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively "Company") is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.