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On-Call Teacher Assistant Substitute

Head Start For Kent County

Grand Rapids, MIPer Diem$15.24/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$15.24/hr
Location
Grand Rapids, MI
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The On-Call Teacher Assistant Substitute supports implementation of the Head Start program by helping maintain a safe environment for children. The role meets enrolled children’s physical, social, intellectual, emotional, and cultural needs in partnership with parents. The full duties are referenced in an external job description; the posting states that the schedule will be discussed at interview and describes it as on-call with a flexible schedule.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Child Development Support

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

Full job description

Position Overview Ensures the implementation of the Head Start program is a safe environment for children in accordance with the performance standards by meeting the physical, social, intellectual, emotional and cultural needs of each enrolled child in partnership with parents. Essential Duties and Responsibilities - View Full Job Description Requirement - Candidates must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED. Base Pay - $15.24 - Associate Teacher Substitutes are not eligible for benefits or incentives Hours & Location - Schedule will be discussed at interview - - On-Call/Flexible Schedule

How this job compares

Set against the 529 open Teacher Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$15.24/hr
  • US median$17–20/hr342 hourly ranges

This rate, $15.24/hr, is 17% below the US median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Teacher Assistant hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 529 open Teacher Assistant jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Teacher Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (63 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 333 of the 529 open Teacher Assistant jobs (63%) 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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