Early Childhood Assistant Teacher

About the Job

Location: Southwest Austin (Oak Hill Area).

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 qualify for benefits including employee discounts, holiday bonuses, gas bonuses, and additional time-off bonuses.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an enthusiastic Early Childhood Assistant Teacher to support our teaching team in maintaining a safe, joyful, and engaging learning environment. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working directly with children, participating in daily classroom activities, and contributing to a collaborative team focused on providing exceptional early childhood experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist teachers with daily classroom activities and routines.
• Support children during learning experiences, transitions, meals, and outdoor play.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming classroom environment.
• Prepare and organize classroom materials and activity spaces.
• Encourage positive social interactions and support children's growing independence.
• Participate actively in classroom projects, outdoor activities, and team initiatives.
• Follow all health, safety, and licensing requirements.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Genuine passion for working with young children.
• Strong commitment to providing a positive and engaging experience for children.
• Willingness to actively participate in all classroom activities.
• Ability to maintain a clean, organized, and orderly classroom environment.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Energetic, positive, dependable, flexible, punctual, respectful, and professional demeanor.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Clean Criminal Background Check.
• Reliable transportation and ability to commute to South Central Austin or Dripping Springs.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Previous experience in childcare, preschool, camp, nannying, or educational settings.
• Coursework or interest in Early Childhood Education.
• Experience with STEAM, Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Waldorf, or nature-based educational approaches.
• CPR/First Aid certification or willingness to obtain certification.
• Interest in gardening, nature, dance, yoga, or outdoor education.

Apply Today:

Are you passionate about impacting the lives of young learners and eager to join a dedicated team? Please submit your resume and contact information, and we will reach out to you shortly.

Thank you for your interest in this exciting opportunity. 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!