Bright Horizons
Elementary School Instructional Assistant
🇺🇸
Bellevue, WA
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$27 - $30
per Hour
💻
Other
🗓️
August 5th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Chestnut Hill Academy at Bright Horizons is hiring an Elementary School Instructional Assistant. The role involves assisting classroom activities for Kindergarten to 5th grade students, maintaining communication with parents, and ensuring a safe, clean classroom environment. The position supports children's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth through daily supervision and curriculum delivery.
Highlights
- Assist with classroom activities for Kindergarten through 5th grade students.
- Communicate daily milestones and progress with parents.
- Maintain a safe and clean classroom environment following procedures and guidelines.
- Hourly pay ranges from $27.00 to $30.00 based on experience, education, and other factors.
- Requires passing state and company background checks and meeting education and experience requirements.
- Minimum qualifications include being 18 years or older with a high school diploma or GED; 1 year elementary school experience and college degree or teaching certificate preferred.
- Position complies with immunization, health screening, and safety policies.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), life insurance, disability coverage, and career development opportunities with free college degrees.
- Position offers paid holidays, sick time, and vacation time based on full-time schedule.
- Collaborate with a team to create engaging curriculum and support children's overall development.
Elementary School Instructional Assistant Full Description
Elementary School Instructional Assistant
Bellevue, Washington, United States of America, 98005
Teachers & Center Support
Job Type["Full time","Full time"]
Regular Onsite
Elementary School Instructional Assistant
Grow your teaching career with Chestnut Hill Academy at Bright Horizons, where you can make a meaningful impact on children’s lives every day. Learn from early education experts while having the opportunity to pursue a CDA or college degree at no cost. Experience this and more as a Chestnut Hill Academy Instructional Assistant.
Full-time positions are available with Kindergarten - 5th grades. We are hiring for the shift 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday - Friday year round.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with all classroom activities to meet the needs and interests of the student
- Help maintain open communication with parents, sharing their child's daily milestones
- Ensure a safe and clean classroom by following essential procedures and guidelines
Qualifications:
Candidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements:
- 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED is required
- 1 year of experience working in an elementary school settings is preferred
- Associate, or bachelor’s degree in education or related field is preferred
- Valid WA state teaching certificate preferred
Join us to create a safe, nurturing environment that supports children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. Collaborate with a dynamic team to create engaging curriculum that shapes future learners and leaders. Discover where your passion and a career at Chestnut Hill Academy at Bright Horizons can lead you – all in an inclusive workplace where you can be you. Apply today and explore the possibilities!
Compensation:
The hourly rate of pay for this position is between $27.00 - $30.00 per hour. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.
Physical Requirements:
This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons’, and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training. If hired, you will work in person in an elementary school to provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery and services per Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure the safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.
The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions. Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.
Benefits:
Chestnut Hill Academy at Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program
Also, depending on hire date and subject to applicable eligibility requirements and accrual schedules, new employees in this role receive up to: 9 paid holidays annually; 40 hours of sick time per year based on full-time schedule, and 64 hours of vacation time per year based on full-time schedule (vacation time may be used for sick leave purposes under any applicable state or local sick or safe time law).Compensation: $27.00 - $30.00 / hr
Life at Bright Horizons:
At Bright Horizons, you’re more than your job title — you’re the difference. Whether you’re nurturing a child’s first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact. We’re a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive, so do the children, families, and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future — for yourself and for others.
Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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