Assistant Preschool Teacher - Avondale

Water Lily Learning Center, a Gold-rated Step Up to Quality program in Avondale, is hiring an Assistant Preschool Teacher to work beside our lead preschool teacher with children three to five, running small groups and learning centers and helping every child get ready for kindergarten. {Hours line} 

What you'll bring 

• High school diploma or GED; 18 or older 

• Calm with a room of four-year-olds; takes direction well 

• CDA (Child Development Associate) preferred; we sponsor it if you don't have one 

• Experience in a licensed child care or preschool setting preferred 

• CPR and First Aid within 90 days (paid) 

What you'll do 

• Carry out the lead teacher's Creative Curriculum lesson plans: activities, small groups, and learning centers 

• Use positive guidance and follow each child's written behavior plan consistently 

• Bring literacy and math into the day: read-alouds, counting at snack, names in print 

• Supervise meals, outdoor play, rest, and transitions with active supervision 

• Add observations to Teaching Strategies GOLD for the lead teacher; write daily notes in Playground as directed 

• Greet families every day and pass concerns to the lead teacher 

• Clean and sanitize tables, centers, and cots daily and sign the cleaning log 

Pay and benefits 

• Pay by Ohio Career Pathways Level: $15.00 to start, $15.50 at CPL 1, $16.50 at CPL 2, $18.00 at CPL 3 

• Weekly pay and raises on a set schedule 

• Medical, dental, and vision after 90 days; 401(k) with up to 5% match; life and disability insurance 

• 50% off child care for your own children 

• {CDA line} 

• A paid day off in your birthday week from day one; paid time off and 12 paid holidays after 90 days

• 16 paid professional development hours a year; every state-required training paid 

• $200 referral bonus, employee assistance program, and employee discounts 

• Assistants move to lead teacher with a CDA and our lead-ready track, usually within a year 

About Water Lily 

Water Lily Learning Center is a Gold-rated Step Up to Quality child care and preschool program with two Cincinnati centers, Over-the-Rhine and Avondale, serving children six weeks to five years. We teach with the Creative Curriculum and assess with Teaching Strategies GOLD, we keep ratios low, and we promote from within. Cincinnati Business Courier Best Places to Work honoree. This position is at our Avondale center,3559 Reading Road, Suite N107, Cincinnati, OH 45229, {transit line}. {Site note, if any} 

Equal opportunity employer. This role is on your feet most of the day, lifts up to 40 pounds, and shares in cleaning and sanitizing the classroom daily, with or without reasonable accommodation. Ohio BCI/FBI background check and DCY orientation required; we pay for both. Hiring manager:Dakari Jones, Dakari@waterlilylearningcenter.com.