$14.65–$18.58/hour | 50% Employee Childcare Discount | Career Growth | Educational Assistance
At Children of America (COA), we believe great teachers do more than care for children-they help children learn, grow, and feel confident every day.
We're looking for a caring, dependable, and enthusiastic Assistant Teacher to join our team. This is a great opportunity for someone who loves working with children and wants to build a rewarding career in early childhood education.
Our programs serve children 6 weeks through 12 years, including Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Pre-K, Before & After Care, and Summer Camp.
Whether you are beginning your career in early childhood education or looking for an opportunity to grow, COA provides a supportive environment where you can learn, develop your skills, and advance your career.
As an Assistant Teacher, you will work alongside experienced educators to create a safe, nurturing, and engaging classroom environment.
Your day may include:
At COA, we want our teachers to have the opportunity to grow-not just stay in the same role.
If you're interested in advancing your career, we provide opportunities to develop your skills and work toward roles such as Lead Teacher and School Leadership.
Accountability: We take ownership of our work and responsibilities.
Collaboration: We work together to create the best experience for children and families.
Growth Mindset: We see challenges as opportunities to learn and improve.
Integrity: We do the right thing and treat others with respect.
Consistency: We provide children and families with dependable, high-quality care and clear expectations.
$14.65–$18.58 per hour
Final compensation will be based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity. This position may also be eligible for performance-based incentives and other benefits.
If you're passionate about working with children, enjoy being part of a team, and want an opportunity to build a career in early childhood education, we'd love to meet you.
Children of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fair and transparent hiring practices and comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including applicable pay transparency requirements. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
All job offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and the submission of the required state documents.
Children of America (COA): It’s A Special Recipe of People, Principles And Pride...
Working at COA is more than just a job, it’s an environment that enables you to achieve your career goals while helping children and families realize their own. As industry leaders we offer an unparalleled developmental program that takes education, reading, physical fitness and nutrition to a new level in early childhood development. The same passion we put into our children and families guides our professional culture, empowering diverse and talented people to focus on the best parts of their character and capabilities – and to use those qualities to redefine their potential.
Our leaders not only have a vision, great communication and people skills, they also have a vast knowledge of their industry. As an organization, we believe in growing and nurturing from within. In fact, over 65 percent of our leadership team started as teachers. We pride ourselves on creating strong managers across our organization who are focused on motivating and engaging associates in today’s fast-moving workplace.
We all know that building a successful business cannot be done alone and staying relevant takes a team approach. For that reason, the foundation of our culture is PEEEPs, through which, People, Enrollment, Education, Expenses, and Performance, are the framework adopted to maximize success. COA is an environment where team members can bring their whole selves to work, and where individuality, creativity and contributions are valued. In short, we are passionate group of individuals driven by the common idea of delivering the exceptional COA Experience to everyone we meet. In this spirit, we manage more than 65 high-quality childcare centers in DE, IL, IN, MA, MD, NY, NC, OH, PA, VA and WI and employ more than 2,000 employees.
For opportunities at any one of our schools please go to: http://www.childrenofamerica.com/careers.
