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

Apple Playschools
Posted 4 months ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Ann Arbor, MI 48113, US

Salary

$16 - $16.75 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance

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  • Apple Playschools is seeking an Apprentice Teacher for its Ann Arbor facilities, focusing on progressive early education with a play-based and social justice-oriented approach.
  • The position offers competitive pay between $16 and $16.75 per hour, depending on experience, and requires candidates to work a minimum of 25 hours per week.
  • Ideal applicants should be at least 18 years old, eligible to work in the U.S., and able to meet licensing education requirements and pass background checks.
  • Prior experience working with children and a love for outdoor activities are preferred but not mandatory.
  • The role includes daily training, flexible scheduling, and benefits such as PTO, child care assistance, and tuition discounts for Apple Playschools programs.
Apple Playschools 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.
Come Join Us and Transform Our Community through work and PLAY!



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