
Assistant Child Care Teacher
BRIGHT HORIZONS - WATERTOWN PLANK
MILWAUKEE, WIFull-time$14.1–17.5/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
The Assistant Child Care Teacher supports children’s learning and development in an early education center, working with infants, toddlers, or preschoolers. The role includes assisting with hands-on activities, communicating with parents about daily milestones, and maintaining a safe, clean classroom. Full-time positions are available, with weekday hours from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The position is performed in person.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Grow your teaching career with Bright Horizons, where you can make a meaningful impact on children's lives every day. Learn from early education experts while having the opportunity to pursue a CDA or college degree at no cost. Experience this and more as a Bright Horizons Assistant Teacher. Full-time positions are available with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Hours are M-F 9:00a-6:00p Responsibilities: 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 Qualifications: 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 GED is 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 preferred Join us to create a safe, nurturing environment that supports children's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. Collaborate with a dynamic team to create engaging curriculum that shapes future learners and leaders. Discover where your passion and a career at Bright Horizons can lead you all in an inclusive workplace where you can be you. Apply today and explore the possibilities! 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. The 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 accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations. Compensation: The hourly rate for this position is between $14.10-$17.50.The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this... For full info follow application link. Bright Horizons is dedicated to creating a workforce that promotes and supports diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without discrimination. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster: EEO IS THE LAW. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/41C98E5FB3AB46E3
How this job compares
Set against the 1,026 open Assistant Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$14.1–17.5/hr
- US median$16–18/hr528 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $15.80/hr, is 10% below the US median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Assistant Teacher hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 24 open Assistant Teacher jobs in Wisconsin and 1,026 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
- Learning Care Group9 open
- Acelero Learning4 open
- Bright Horizons3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Assistant Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (224 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 343 of the 1,026 open Assistant Teacher jobs (33%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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