Job Description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Parental leave
• Tuition assistance

No Nights and Weekends!


We are looking for an assistant preschool teacher to join our team today. If you are interested in a career working with children, we’d love to talk to you about what your career path could look like in early childhood education. Click apply now to jumpstart your teaching career today!
Benefits & Perks of Working at a Goddard School:

• Your well-being is important to us! We offer great benefits including paid maternity leave, free(!) childcare and very importantly paid time off and holidays (including the entire week between Christmas and New Year), up to 22 days per year!
• Your professional development is prioritized! We will train you and support you in building a career in early childhood education and provide other opportunities to support your professional development. We will pay the entire cost for you to earn your CDA (Child Development Associate) and pride ourselves on promoting from within so you can grow your teaching career with us.
• You will be a part of a supportive team! All resource teachers will get support from our faculty and school leadership every step of the way to help develop and grow their teaching skills. We provide paid planning time, and training hours are provided during the work day,
• We recognize our teachers! We have recognition programs that are offered throughout the year and lots of fun teacher appreciation events every month.

Responsibilities of an Assistant Teacher include the following:

• Establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment
• Supporting each child’s social and emotional development
• Establishing positive and effective family relations
• Working with the classroom teachers and in conjunction with the entire faculty
• Ability to work effectively with adults and children
• Willingness to attend training in food handling, child abuse recognition, CPR, first aid, and management of communicable disease

Qualifications

• Teaching-caregiving experience at early childhood, preschool or elementary level preferred
• Must pass Ohio BCI&I and FBI background checks
• Shows empathy and compassion for young children
• Is dependable and adaptable and enjoys working together toward a common goal
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situations. For Infant and Young Toddler Teachers, must be able to properly lift infants into and out of a crib
• High school diploma or equivalent, BA or AA in early childhood education or related field

About Goddard Schools
As part of a larger franchise system, in operation for 35 years, we are the premiere spot for early childhood learning for children from six weeks to six years old. We have over 600 franchised Schools with more than 75,000 students in 37 states and Washington D.C. The Goddard School uses the most current, academically endorsed methods to ensure that children have fun while learning the skills they need for long-term success in school and in life. Our talented teachers also collaborate with parents to nurture children into respectful, confident, and joyful learners.
Compensation: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

This Is Your Moment

The joy of childhood comes from those bright sparks of discovery -- moments that delight and surprise us. Your career at The Goddard School can be just as exciting. For more than 35 years, Goddard Schools have put each teacher at the heart of everything we do because teachers put each student at the heart of everything they do. The Goddard School trusts, empowers, and honors its exceptional educators. Develop your teaching skills in a vibrant and nurturing environment and make a difference in children's lives every day.

Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.