Assistant Preschool Teacher

Job Details

Position:
Assistant Teacher (Full-time, Early Learning Center)

Location:

North Bend, WA

Job Type: Full-Time, 34 hours/week, 39 weeks/year

Pay: $21.00 - $28.56/hr ($26,036 – $39,387 annualized)

Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Wellness/EAP, Retirement Plan + Match, Professional Development

• Help bring daily classroom plans to life—from music and movement to meals, group projects, and free play
• Create a welcoming, organized, and engaging classroom environment
• Pitch in to plan family events and support family goals
• Participate in team meetings, trainings, and interdisciplinary collaboration

• Build positive, nurturing relationships with every child
• Support social-emotional growth and individualized learning
• Help make mealtimes meaningful (family-style meals included)
• Promote healthy habits like handwashing and tooth brushing
• Observe, document, and support each child’s development
• Step in confidently when the Lead Teacher is away

• Keep records up to date
• Support screenings and learning plans
• Help welcome and guide volunteers
• Jump in wherever needed—because teamwork makes the magic happen

• A CDA (Child Development Associate) credential (or working toward one)
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices
• A positive, flexible, “let’s figure it out” attitude
• Strong communication skills with children, families, and teammates
• Comfort juggling a variety of tasks (and the occasional surprise)

Don’t quite meet all the qualifications yet? That’s okay—we offer provisional pathways and support your growth along the way.

• DCYF Portable Background check
• Be registered in Merit with a Star’s  #
• TB screening
• Food Handler’s Permit

• First Aid & CPR certification
• Bloodborne Pathogens certification

• Lifting, bending, walking, running, playing—you’ll do it all
• Being fully present with children indoors and outdoors
• Using all senses to keep kids safe and engaged

(Reasonable accommodations are available.)

Encompass is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on gender, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, age, or the presence of a non‑job related medical condition or handicap.