Assistant Preschool Teacher 2025-2026 School Year

Full job description

Tillers Preschool is a high quality Christian Preschool and Kindergarten under the ministry of Revive City Church on the Westside of Cincinnati. Our program serves children ages 2.5 through 7 years old. Our teachers work in smaller ratio, beautiful, high-quality classrooms.

Excellence isn't just a goal; it's where we begin. Ages 2.5-7 years are a critical point at which education shapes lives and as assistant teachers this makes us co-creators of a child’s brain along with parents and lead teachers. We believe in the holistic development of each child so as an assistant teacher you will be fostering each child’s unique gifts and helping them to develop a foundation in their faith, growing their developmental skills, and fostering a love for nature through our outdoor exploration time.

We offer:

• Weekday, daytime hours part-time options either 8:30a-1:30p or 12:30p-5:30p
• On-the-job training and access to top-tier coaching support, structured career growth plans
• Summer’s off and Holiday Breaks
• Performance Bonuses

Overview of the Assistant Teacher role The 8:30a-1:30p shift will support lead teachers in implementing classroom lesson plans using the Experience Early Learning and Experience God curriculum- which provides all daily lessons and materials. Occasionally help lead teachers stay connected with parents through the Brightwheel App, and provide care and learning for each child, based on what each child needs to succeed. The 1:30p-5:30p shift will help lead teachers with quiet time, parent pick up, manage after-care program- implementing activities with children, taking them to play outside, ensuring children are ready to go home, and greeting families as they pick up their children.

Here’s a bit more about what you’ll do:

• Support Lead Teacher in managing a classroom of children including a daily schedule, snack and meal times, group activities, one on one time with each child and transition times that encourages a child’s learning through discovery, curiosity, creativity, and a healthy self-concept that leads to school readiness.
• Develop and maintain trusting relationships with families in support of their child’s development. Support lead teacher in working with families in setting developmental goals for their child.
• Depending on hours, manage after-care program: helping children with activities, taking them outside, greeting families during pick-up.

What we need from you: We have beautiful and high quality classrooms and we need assistant and lead teachers who will keep the environment clean, safe, and stimulating.

This might be a given, but our assistant teachers should have a positive nature and be flexible, and know that we work best as a team. We lean into social emotional learning and child-lead play, using positive redirection.

You’re as committed to our CAUSE as we are- which stands for being Christ-Centered, Accessible, Unifying, Servant- Hearted, and Excellent. We believe in loving thy neighbor, which means we show love and respect toward each staff member, each child and their family, and our community.

You’re also able to keep confidential information about the program, families, children, staff and the agency.

What we can do for you as an Assistant Teacher:

Our foundation is a belief in excellence, service and unity so we hold ourselves to those standards as leaders. Happy and fulfilled employees provide the best care, so we will partner with you to support you in your professional and personal goals. We want you to be successful in your classroom, so we will help guide you to required training and educational credentials as needed.

You will have all the materials and support you need so your day is as smooth as possible. Minimum Education, Experience and Other Skill Requirements for Assistant Teacher:*If you don’t feel like you check every one of these boxes, don’t worry! Let’s talk and see if you’re a good fit. We can also connect you to resources for completing training or education.

• Minimum of a high school diploma, GED
• CDA or in process of obtaining a degree
• Prior experience working with young children and the ability to manage classroom through positive redirection, problem solving, setting appropriate limits, and active listening.

Physical demands:The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the Assistant teacher is regularly required to be outside, sit, stand, walk, bend and lift objects of up to 20 pounds. Assistant teacher will need to be able to take daily walks, lift cots, pick up students who need diaper changes, help set up and clean up events, etc.

Job Type: Part-Time

Pay: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Performance Bonuses
• Holiday breaks
• Professional development assistance
• Summer’s off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday 8:30a-1:30p or 12:30p-5:30p (flexible if need something outside of this)
• School Year August 25th thru May 29th

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $12 - $15