Pre-K Assistant Teacher

Pre-K Assistant Teacher

Job No: 539985 | Work Type:
Full Time |

Location:

Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) | Categories:
Veteran's Preference Eligible, Early childhood education/Childcare | Department:  - ED-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Classified as a Pre-K Assistant Teacher, this role supports the Pre-K Instructor in monitoring, assisting, and facilitating student learning while maintaining a safe, healthy, and hygienic environment for children ages infant to 5 years.

• Work with the Pre-K Instructor to monitor, assist, and work with students.
• Follow the classroom teacher’s instructional plan.
• Maintain a safe, healthy, and hygienic environment for all children.
• Assist in maintaining a learning environment supportive of children’s growth, development, and learning through age- and developmentally appropriate lessons and activities.
• Assist teachers with implementing weekly lesson plans that address social, emotional, physical, and cognitive areas, demonstrating respect for language, culture, and learning styles.
• Supervise safety and educational learning during field trips.
• Communicate and support parents to ensure the needs of children and families are met.
• Demonstrate professional work habits, including adherence to leave policies, confidentiality of child and family information, appropriate communication with colleagues and supervisors, and support of special activities at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School.

Assistant teachers must be physically able to perform all duties related to the care and teaching of young children, including repeated bending, kneeling, sitting on the floor, and frequent hand washing, with reasonable accommodation as needed.

$21–$23 per hour.

• A high school diploma.
• Incumbents in a licensed child‑care facility must meet the requirements of Chapter 402 of the Florida Statutes, including a DCF Level 2 Background Check.

• Pre‑K and/or teaching experience.
• Punctuality essential.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Applications close on 30 May 2026.

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the U.S.