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Child Care Assistant Teacher

Part-time

Bright Horizons Children's Centers

YONKERS, NYPart-time / Full-time$17.2–21.4/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$17.2–21.4/hr
Location
YONKERS, NY
Schedule
Part-time / Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Bright Horizons is hiring an Assistant Teacher to support infants, toddlers, or preschoolers at an early education center in the Purchase, NY area. The role assists with hands-on activities, communicates children’s milestones to parents, maintains a safe and clean classroom, and provides classroom coverage. The posting offers part-time roles and states that work is in person.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Child CareEarly EducationClassroom ActivitiesParent CommunicationClassroom SafetyLifting ChildrenEmergency ResponsePhysical Alertness

Qualifications

Must Be 18+High School Diploma or GEDCDA or Associate or Bachelor's in Early Education or Related FieldState and Company Background ChecksChild Care Experience

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Position: Assistant Teacher Age Group: Infants, Toddlers and PreschoolHours: Part time roles available (ideally 11:00am-6:00pm, Monday - Friday) Location: Bright Horizons at South Westchester Executive Park Pay: $17.20 - $21.40 per hour 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. Bright Horizons at Purchase is now hiring full and part time Associate Teachers, working with infants, toddlers or preschoolers. 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 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 preferred Be 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 requirements 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 accommodation for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations. This position requires in-person work in the Purchase, NY area. Compensation**:The hourly rate for this position is between $17.20 - $21.40. 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-wellness Compensation: $17.20 / hr -

How this job compares

Set against the 974 open Assistant Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$17.2–21.4/hr
  • New York median$17–19/hr85 hourly ranges
  • US median$16–18/hr479 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $19.30/hr, is 7% above the New York median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Assistant Teacher hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 97 open Assistant Teacher jobs in New York and 974 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
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 (208 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 319 of the 974 open Assistant Teacher jobs (33%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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