Preschool Assistant Teacher

About the Job

Position : Preschool Assistant Teacher

Location: Dripping Springs / Southwest Austin

Compensation:

Our full-time hourly rates are consistently above local market averages, with pay ranging from $15 to $18 per hour for candidates with extensive recent experience.

Benefits:

Full-time employees who maintain a good standing and work history may qualify for benefits including:

• Employee discounts.
• Holiday bonuses.
• Gas bonuses.
• Additional paid time-off bonuses.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a caring, energetic, and dependable Preschool Assistant Teacher to support our teaching team in creating a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for young children. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working hands-on with preschool-aged children, assisting with daily classroom routines, and contributing to a positive team culture dedicated to providing exceptional early childhood experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist Lead Teachers with daily classroom activities, lessons, and routines.
• Support children during learning experiences, transitions, meals, rest periods, and outdoor play.
• Foster positive social interactions and encourage age-appropriate independence and self-help skills.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, safe, and welcoming classroom environment.
• Prepare, organize, and clean classroom materials, learning centers, and activity spaces.
• Supervise and engage with children during indoor and outdoor activities.
• Participate actively in classroom projects, school events, and team initiatives.
• Follow all health, safety, sanitation, and licensing regulations.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with team members and families when appropriate.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Genuine passion for working with young children.
• Strong commitment to providing a positive, nurturing, and engaging experience for every child.
• Ability to actively participate in all classroom activities, including floor play and outdoor supervision.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Dependable, flexible, punctual, respectful, and professional demeanor.
• Ability to maintain a clean, organized, and orderly classroom environment.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds and remain active throughout the workday.
• Clean Criminal Background Check.
• Reliable transportation and ability to commute to Dripping Springs or Southwest Austin.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Previous experience in childcare, preschool, daycare, camp, nannying, or educational settings.
• Coursework, certification, or interest in Early Childhood Education.
• Familiarity with child-led, play-based, STEAM, Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Waldorf, or nature-based educational approaches.
• CPR/First Aid certification or willingness to obtain certification.
• Interest in gardening, nature exploration, music, movement, yoga, art, or outdoor education.

Apply Today:

Are you passionate about supporting young learners during their most important developmental years? Do you enjoy working in a collaborative, child-centered environment where every day brings new opportunities for learning and growth?

Please submit your resume and contact information, and a member of our team will reach out to you shortly.

Thank you for your interest in joining our school community. We look forward to connecting with you soon.

About the Company

Nature Preschool Center is dedicated to serving the South Austin and surrounding communities. We are here to give your little ones the best possible environment for their learning and fun. In Nature Preschool Center, children pursue their own interests at the pace of their choosing. Nature Preschool Center guides watch and provide guidance to steer and spawn interests on individual basis. Before they start any activity, children learn to prepare their environment. Our children work in multi-age group setting. Our multi-age grouping provides children with opportunities for broad social development. The younger children receive stimulation from the older children's activities. The older children, in turn, benefit from helping the younger ones. They develop confidence, while solidifying their own concepts/knowledge, by teaching younger children. Our school in many ways resembles a family. Parental involvement adds to the Nature Preschool Center community spirit. Nature Preschool Center teaches kids to be independent, focused, motivated, curious, inquisitive, passionate, compassionate, tolerant, conscious of their surroundings, and above all - Love nature and be happy!