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Day Care Assistant Teacher

MERS / Goodwill
Columbia, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 9/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/1/2026
Required Travel: 0%

Position Type: Hourly Part-Time

Hourly Rate: [[payRate]]

Bonus Potential: [[custBonusPay]]

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professional Day Care Assistant Teacher to join our Columbia Daycare team! The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!" and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility.

If you're seeking an opportunity that empowers you to achieve new goals while pursuing a mission-driven career, then this is the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

  • Must be 18-years of age with a High School Diploma or GED.
  • 6 months of experience working as a supervised Assistant Teacher in a day care or school setting is required.
  • Required knowledge of the basic child needs and sensitivity to the capabilities, interest and problems associated with children and their day care needs.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

  • Helps develop and implement lesson plans.
  • Follows State Regulations.
  • Follows policies and procedures as outlined in employee and job manuals.
  • Creates a positive and inviting environment for children.
  • Assists with the development and measurement of individualized goals for children.
  • Greets parents, asks appropriate questions, and gives appropriate information.
  • Includes themselves in children's play time both indoors and outdoors.
  • Follows schedule for classroom so that activities are timely and organized.
  • Completes the Opening Procedures, Nap time Procedures and Closing Procedures on a daily basis so that classrooms and common areas remain clean and organized.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Individual and family medical benefits for full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week.
  • Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours week.
  • Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
  • 403(B) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
  • 403(B) Retirement Employer Match after one year of employment for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
  • 401(A) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
  • PTO Accrual up to 12 days based on hours worked.
  • Employee store discount
  • Paid holidays
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Career Growth Opportunities

MERS Missouri Goodwill is an equal-opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor.

MERS Missouri Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.

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