(Urgent Hiring) Full-Time Infant/Toddler Assistant (Apprentice) Teacher

About Us: Apple Playschools is an early childhood educational center that offers outdoor immersion and Spanish immersion programs. At our Ann Arbor facilities, we seek to provide progressive early education for a better world.

What Sets Us Apart:

•  Play-based education
• Emergent curriculum
• Anti-bias education
• Reggio-Emilia approach to teaching
• Social justice-focused
• Muddy & Messy!

Your Role: As an apprentice teacher, you will provide high-quality, mission-aligned early childhood education for children in an assigned classroom while collaborating with the Lead/Mentor Teacher of that class.

What's In It For You:

• Competitive pay ranging from $16-16.75/hour, commensurate with experience
• Growth opportunities
• Daily on-the-job training under the Lead/Mentor Teacher
• Flexible schedule options
• Retirement matching*
• Network Health Benefit Plan*
• 4+ weeks of PTO
• Child Care Assistance available! (TriShare, Subsidy, and Scholarships)
• Low/No-Cost CDA Training Program
• 50% tuition discount at any Apple Playschools youth program
• Employee Assistance Program

*For staff working 30 hours or more a week

Your Impact:

• Designing learning activities and creating unforgettable experiences
• Ensuring the safety of participants, reporting any concerns as per licensing guidelines
• Participating actively in peer learning through reflection, feedback, and modeling
• Providing exceptional partnerships with students, parents, and community members
• Contributing to a fun, welcoming, and organized environment

What You’ll Need – The Must-Haves:

• Be age 18 or older
• Eligible to work in the United States of America
• Be able to work a minimum of 25 hours per week
• Be able to pass all required background checks and criminal history review
• Meet LARA licensing education requirements appropriate to the assigned role
• Be able to be “on your feet” for most of the day
• Hold, carry, or lift up to 25 pounds
• Work outside in all weather conditions

What Will Give You an Edge – The Nice-to-Haves:

• Prior experience working with children
• Prior experience and love of the outdoors.