Teaching Assistant

First Presbyterian Church Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX

Join First Presbyterian Church Fort Worth’s Early Education Center as a Part-Time Afternoon Assistant Teacher help co-teach our 2-year-old classroom (Monday – Friday, 12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.), where your care and creativity help toddlers feel safe, loved, and ready to learn each day. You’ll enjoy low teacher-child ratios, a supportive, fun team, and paid training (including CPR/AED/First Aid), all while making a meaningful impact.


Contributions Defining Impact:

  • Provide consistent, nurturing care for toddlers through routines, individual attention, and comfort
  • Communicate regularly with parents with timely updates and observations
  • Ensure continuity of care across caregivers through clear handoffs and consistent routines
  • Create a safe, respectful, developmentally appropriate environment with active supervision and positive guidance
  • Follow safety and compliance requirements, including serving as the sole caregiver when ratios and qualifications are met
  • Embody and uphold the core values: radical hospitality, intentional unity, transformational relationships, and humble service
  • Contribute to the overall success of the Church and the ministries by performing additional duties as assigned


Essential Requirements:

  • Experience with toddlers and potty training is highly preferred, particularly in a state-licensed facility
  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must meet the Background Checks requirements in 40 TAC Chapter 745, Subchapter F
  • Must stay current with all required training
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship (currently or in the future)
  • Comply with NAEYC and Texas Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers
  • Experience in church life, regardless of denomination, is desirable
  • Calm, safety-first adaptability in a busy classroom
  • Clear communication, self-initiative, teamwork, and problem-solving
  • Sound judgment and compliance with Texas Minimum Standards


Physical Requirements:

The physical demands reflect requirements to successfully perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.

  • Punctual and consistent attendance is crucial. Occasional overtime or event participation may be required
  • Constant movement is necessary throughout the building, requiring close visual acuity for tasks, hazard identification, computer use, and reading
  • Required to frequently stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, twist, squat, crawl, push/pull, and lift up to 40 pounds regularly. Digital dexterity and ability to reach are required
  • Must be able to hear with aid, communicate effectively, and respond quickly to sounds or emergencies in a potentially noisy environment
  • The work environment is primarily a classroom with occasional outdoor activities in varying weather conditions
  • Frequent exposure to bodily fluids and illness-causing bacteria and viruses is expected


Team:

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome all qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States; however, we cannot sponsor visas.


Benefits for You:

Pay is determined by previous qualifications, market data, and internal equity and begins at $14.50, paid on a semi-monthly basis.


Part-time employees are immediately eligible to participate in our benefits package on day 1! Our benefits package includes:

  • 100% employer-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and life and AD&D insurance
  • Optional employee-paid benefits include dental, vision, and retirement savings plan