Early Learning Center Assistant Teacher

Early Learning Center Assistant TeacherHope House Colorado is committed to empowering teen moms, changing the future for two generations! We are a future-thinking organization, striving to be experts in our field. We invest in each employee, providing opportunities to pursue individual passions, gifts and strengths. Our staff is a unified team, pursuing excellence in all we do. We serve with integrity, humility, and respect for one another, in an environment that combines professionalism with fun, humor, and even a little bit of silliness each day! We are proud to say our Early Learning Center is a CO Shines 5-star rated Program!In support of our mission and vision, the Hope House Colorado Early Learning Center believes all children are a gift from God and are created in His image. This belief is at the heart of our philosophy and desire to nurture the whole child in a play-based learning environment that is a fun, engaging, and nurturing place of belonging for children of Hope House teen moms and staff, ranging in ages from 6 weeks to 5 years old. We believe that learning is best supported when built on a strong social-emotional foundation in an environment where children feel seen, heard, loved, and valued and ultimately free to be who God created them to be. We believe in a family centered approach, working in partnership with families to help children build a strong, secure, social-emotional foundation allowing them to realize their full potential.Salary Range: $18.50-$19.50/hour, depending on experienceHours: This role is expected to work 40 hours/week on the HHC campus, except when offsite for HHC work-related purposes. The existing schedule is 8 hours per day between 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.BenefitsHealth Benefits: Employees may elect medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans.Simple IRA: Employees may choose to make salary reduction contributions through HHC's Simple IRA plan and HHC will match the employee's contribution up to a maximum of 3% of the employee's annual salary.Vacation: Upon hire, employees earn 4.61 hours of vacation per paycheck up to 120 hours (3 weeks) in a year. Accruals are adjusted to increase vacation earned per hours worked based on length of employment with HHC.Holidays: HHC observes eleven (11) holidays throughout the year. Salaried employees are paid for these holidays according to the nationally recognized observation day for each holiday. In addition, salaried employees are currently gifted either the week of Christmas or the week of New Year's off, to be scheduled at the discretion of their supervisor.Sick Leave: HHC provides eligible employees with Paid Sick and Safe Leave (PSSL) and Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA).Employer Based Childcare: Employees receive a discount for their child(ren)'s child care tuition if they are enrolled in the Hope House Colorado Early Learning Center.Hope House Colorado is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! HHC provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgivenessJob Application Deadline: November 6, 2026