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Child Care Substitute Teacher (Midtown Manhattan)

Part-time

Bright Horizons Children's Centers

NEW YORK, NYPart-time / Full-time / Per Diem$18.2–22.7/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$18.2–22.7/hr
Location
NEW YORK, NY
Schedule
Part-time / Full-time / Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Bright Horizons seeks an on-call Substitute Teacher to support children in its Midtown Manhattan classrooms and nearby centers. The role provides flexibility and may involve different centers and age groups. The substitute assists with classroom activities, communicates with parents, maintains a safe and clean classroom, and provides teaching coverage where needed. The position requires in-person work in the NYC area.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Child CareDaycarePreschoolEarly EducationLifting and CarryingEmergency Response

Qualifications

Must Be 18+High School Diploma or GED1 Year Child Care ExperienceCDAAssociate Degree in Early Education or RelatedBachelor's Degree in Early Education or Related

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Grow your teaching career with Bright Horizons as a Substitute Teacher, where you'll join an inspiring team dedicated to nurturing young learners. Make a meaningful impact on children's lives every day in our vibrant classrooms. As an on-call Substitute, you'll enjoy flexibility and may have the opportunity to work in different centers and with various age groups.Travel required. Locations include: * E64th * Rockefeller University * Weill 60th * Weill 62nd * 53rd * E46th * NYU Langone * Octagon * MSKCC - Roosevelt IslandResponsibilities: * Assist with hands-on activities to meet the needs and interests of the children * Maintain open communication with parents, sharing their child's daily milestones * Ensure a safe and clean classroom by following essential procedures and guidelines * Provide support in any classroom or age group where teaching coverage is needed across a center or in nearby locations (locations listed above) * Part time and full time positions availableQualifications:Candidates must pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements: * 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GEDis required * 1 year of experience working in child care, daycare, or preschool settings is preferred * CDA, Associate, or bachelor's degree in early education or related field is preferredBe part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We're changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you're the difference.Physical Requirements:This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons', and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training.If hired, you will work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery and services per Bright Horizons' policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure the safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee. * Frequently lift, carry, or hold children with a range of weight from 10 to 40 pounds; occasionally lift, carry, or hold weight more than 40 pounds * Demonstrate full range of motion to lift, reach, squat, climb, sit, and otherwise fully participate in activities * Respond immediately and appropriately to multiple or unexpected situations or emergencies * Maintain mental and physical alertness and an appropriate level of energy to perform essential job requirementsThe full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions. Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodation for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.This position requires in-person work in the NYC, NY area.Compensation:The hourly rate for this position is between $18.20-22.70 per hour. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.Benefits:Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: * Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program * Learn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellnessDeadline to Apply:Bright Horizons is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis.Compensation: $18.20-22.70/hrLife at Bright

How this job compares

Set against the 1,143 open Substitute Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18.2–22.7/hr
  • New York median$22–24/hr30 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–22/hr252 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $20.45/hr, is 10% below the New York median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the middle half of Substitute Teacher hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 122 open Substitute Teacher jobs in New York and 1,143 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Substitute Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (75 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 677 of the 1,143 open Substitute Teacher jobs (59%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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