Teacher assistant SY 26/27

Spring Education Group is a multi-brand education network of superior private school institutions spanning infant care through high school. The network (currently composed of approximately 220 schools) brings together some of the best private school programs in the country, with proven track records educating children through unique and carefully crafted curricula.

Position : Teacher Assistant
Reports to : School Director
Employment Status : $22/hour
Contract start date : August 17, 2026

French Immersion School, L’Étoile, is hiring French speaking preschool Assistants for the 2026–2027 school year.

In this role, you will support the lead teacher in all classroom tasks and be an active collaborator in the life of the class. We are a French immersion school in Portland, Oregon, accredited by the AEFE. Our students speak another language at home, often English, but not always, so you will primarily speak French with students for whom it is the language of instruction. The teachers you will work and collaborate with are all French.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the lead teacher during class time

• Replacing the teacher for short-term absences

• Leading a group or half-group according to the teacher’s instructions

• Supervising recess

• Maintaining classroom cleanliness

• Helping children dress/undress and follow hygiene routines

Compensation: $22.00 per hour

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

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.