Floating Assistant Teacher
Early Education | Bellingham, MA | Part-Time, Afternoons
Play, Support, Inspire — Join Our Team as a Floating Assistant Teacher!
We're hiring a Floating Assistant Teacher for afternoon shifts at our Bellingham location. If you're an entry-level educator, a caregiver with prior childcare experience, or someone looking to grow into a certified teaching role and comfortable supporting infants through preschool age, we'd love to meet you.
This vital role supports multiple classrooms, offering flexibility and variety while ensuring consistency in high-quality child care. Whether you're soothing a toddler, inspiring preschoolers, or supporting fellow daycare teachers, you'll be an essential part of our nurturing and collaborative community.
At Magical Beginnings, every child deserves a safe, nurturing, and engaging start to their educational journey. With Care, We Care — and that belief is at the heart of everything we do.
You'll thrive in this role if you have:
- EEC Teacher Certification, CDA, or equivalent degree and experience (preferred, not required)
- Daycare experience in a center-based or private school setting
- An engaging and energetic demeanor and a love for helping young children meet and exceed their developmental goals
Some requirements of the role include:
- Availability to work Monday through Friday with flexibility to work between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm
- Ability to spend extended periods of time on the floor with the children
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
- Ability to stand up to 90% of the workday
- Attentiveness, strong time management, and a team-focused mindset
As a Floating Assistant Teacher, you will be responsible for:
- Providing substitute coverage across classrooms when teachers are out sick, on planning time, or need a break throughout the day
- Assisting classroom teachers with daily activities, lesson materials, free play, and outdoor supervision
- Helping with daily routines, including diapering, snack and mealtime assistance, and naptime
- Helping maintain cleanliness throughout the school, including classrooms, common areas, and shared spaces
- Encouraging children's participation through age-appropriate interactive activities
- Building positive relationships with students, families, and fellow teachers
What Magical Beginnings offers you:
- Paid sick time
- 13 paid holidays*, plus a guaranteed paid week-long winter break
- Paid snow days and vacation time*
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance*
- Long-term disability
- Company-paid life insurance with additional voluntary coverage
- Parental leave
- Child care discount ($25/day)
- Weekly pay and direct deposit
- Referral and enrollment bonuses
- Classroom tablets
- A budget for classroom supplies
- Paid classroom planning time
- Free coffee and tea
- Teachers’ lounge and break room
- Mentor program
- Teacher appreciation events
- Team building activities
- Holiday parties and seasonal events
- School community outreach projects