Assistant Preschool Teacher

Position: Assistant Teacher (Part-time, Carnation)

Location: Carnation, WA

Job Type: Part-Time, 20 hours/week, 39 weeks/year

Pay: $21.00 - $28.56/hr

Benefits: Wellness, EAP, Retirement Plan + Match, Professional Development

Enjoy a school-year based schedule with built-in alignment to all major holidays and vacation breaks-perfect for work-life balance!

Do Work That Matters (and Have Fun Doing It)
Our classrooms are full of curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, with educators working side-by-side with speech, occupational, and mental health therapists to support each child as a whole person.

If you love the idea of:

• Helping children of all abilities learn, grow, and shine
• Working on a team that truly collaborates and supports one another
• Being part of a program that helps kids thrive in kindergarten and beyond

...you might feel right at home here.

The Role
In Partnership with Your Teaching Team

• Help bring daily classroom plans to life-from music and movement to meals, group projects, and free play
• Create a welcoming, organized, and engaging classroom environment
• Pitch in to plan family events and support family goals
• Participate in team meetings, trainings, and interdisciplinary collaboration

In the Classroom

• Build positive, nurturing relationships with every child
• Support social-emotional growth and individualized learning
• Help make mealtimes meaningful (yes-family-style meals included!)
• Promote healthy habits like handwashing and toothbrushing
• Observe, document, and support each child's development
• Step in confidently when the Lead Teacher is away

And Also...

• Keep records up to date
• Support screenings and learning plans
• Help welcome and guide volunteers
• Jump in wherever needed-because teamwork makes the magic happen

What You Bring

• A CDA (Child Development Associate) credential (or working toward one)
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices
• A positive, flexible, "let's figure it out" attitude
• Strong communication skills with children, families, and teammates
• Comfort juggling a variety of tasks (and the occasional surprise!)

Don't quite meet all the qualifications yet? That's okay-we offer provisional pathways and support your growth along the way.

Prior to your first day, You'll Need

• DCYF Portable Background check
• Be registered in Merit with a Star's ID #
• TB screening
• Food Handler's Permit

Within Your First 30 Days, You'll Need

• First Aid & CPR certification
• Blood Borne Pathogens

Physical Demands (Because Kids Keep You Moving!)

• Lifting, bending, walking, running, playing-you'll do it all
• Being fully present with children indoors and outdoors
• Using all your senses to keep kids safe and engaged

(Reasonable accommodations are available.)

Why Encompass?
Because here, you're not just taking a job, you're joining a mission. You'll be part of a team that:

• Values relationships and collaboration
• Invests in your professional growth
• Celebrates the joy, messiness, and magic of early childhood

And most importantly-you'll help shape the future, one child at a time.

Make a Difference Every Day
Encompass is a private nonprofit serving the Snoqualmie Valley and Issaquah communities for over 50 years. Our mission is to partner with families to build healthy foundations for children. We believe what happens early in life matters. We offer high quality, leading edge early childhood education, therapeutic services, and family enrichment programs for children ages 0-12 and their families.

The information in this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees in this job.


Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.

Encompass is a private nonprofit serving the Snoqualmie Valley and Issaquah communities for over 50 years. Our mission is to partner with families to build healthy foundations for children. We believe what happens early in life matters. We offer high quality, leading edge early childhood educational and therapeutic services to all children in our communities.

Encompass is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on gender, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, age, or the presence of a non job related medical condition or handicap.