Part-Time Afternoon Teacher - Infant, Toddler & Preschool
The Learning Experience - Dedham, MA
Pay: $22-$23 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
Schedule: Part-Time, Monday-Friday, 3:00 PM-6:00 PM
The Learning Experience - Dedham is looking for a dependable and experienced Afternoon Teacher to support our Infant, Toddler, and Preschool classrooms during the final hours of the school day.
As our Closing Floater Teacher, you'll work with different age groups, support classroom routines, and help ensure children enjoy a safe, positive, and engaging end to their day.
This is a great opportunity for an EEC-qualified educator who enjoys variety, teamwork, and a consistent weekday afternoon schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Infant, Toddler, and Preschool classrooms during afternoon hours
- Maintain appropriate teacher-to-child ratios and classroom supervision
- Assist with snacks, playground activities, learning experiences, and dismissal
- Support diapering, toileting, and daily care routines as appropriate
- Engage children through stories, music, movement, and age-appropriate activities
- Use positive guidance and developmentally appropriate classroom management
- Build positive relationships with children, families, and team members
- Help prepare classrooms for the following day
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized learning environment
- Follow Massachusetts EEC licensing, health, and safety requirements
Qualifications
- Massachusetts EEC Infant/Toddler and Preschool Teacher certifications required by the center
- Previous professional childcare, daycare, preschool, or early childhood education experience preferred
- Comfortable working with multiple age groups
- Strong communication and classroom management skills
- Flexible, dependable, patient, and team-oriented
- Must meet applicable Massachusetts EEC requirements for the position
What We Offer
- $22-$23 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
- Consistent Monday-Friday schedule, 3:00 PM-6:00 PM
- Paid professional development
- Employee childcare discount
- Supportive leadership and collaborative teaching team
- Opportunities for continued career growth
Apply today to join The Learning Experience - Dedham and help create a safe, nurturing, and positive end to every child's day.
The Learning Experience
At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.