Center Aide – Preschool or Infant Toddler Classroom

Job overview

The Center Aide role is an onsite position in Bethel, ME, at Sharon’s Place Early Learning Center. Starting pay is $15.96–$16.71 per hour, depending on education and experience. The role supports the center’s preschool and infant-toddler classrooms as part of a teaching team under a Lead Teacher. The aide contributes to high-quality early learning by helping plan activities and adapt curriculum to children’s social, emotional, physical, literacy, and cognitive development. The role also shares responsibility for classroom and center care and cleanliness.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with the teaching team on preschool programming
• assist with planning activities and tailoring curriculum to children’s development
• share responsibility for classroom and center care and cleanliness.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

center aide

early learning

preschool

infant toddler

bethel me

community concepts

$15.96–$16.71/hr

year-round

20 hours per week

40 hours per week

teaching team

high school diploma or ged required

experience with young children required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Full-time positions are eligible for health, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage
• paid time off
• up to 13 paid holidays
• a 403(b) pension plan with agency contribution and match
• PSLF-qualified employer
• and paid training opportunities.

Why this role

Two year-round openings: 20 hours per week in the Preschool Classroom and 40 hours per week in the Infant Toddler Classroom. High school diploma or GED and experience working with young children are required; substitute teacher training is preferred. Full-time positions are eligible for benefits, and paid training opportunities are available.

About the employer

Community Concepts is hiring for this role. Industry: Child and Youth Services. Sector: 62.