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Part-time Teachers - Downtown Houston

🇺🇸 Houston, TX 🕑 Part-Time 💰 $16 - $21 per Hour 💻 Teaching 🗓️ April 1st, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Bright Horizons is hiring Part-time Teachers to engage infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in hands-on educational activities while maintaining communication with parents and ensuring classroom safety. The role involves working in person at the JPMC Downtown Houston center and delivering age-appropriate curriculum and care according to Bright Horizons’ standards and regulations.

Highlights
  • Develop and implement hands-on activities tailored to children's interests and developmental needs
  • Maintain open communication with parents about children's daily milestones
  • Ensure safety and cleanliness of the classroom following established procedures
  • Must pass state and company background checks and meet education/experience requirements
  • Required: High school diploma or GED and related early education coursework or CDA
  • Preferred: One year experience in child care/preschool and CDA or higher education in early education
  • Compliance with physical job demands including lifting children and responding to emergencies
  • Compensation range between $15.85-$21.35 per hour, depending on qualifications and experience
  • Benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid leave, 401(k), disability, life insurance, and free college degree opportunities
  • Work onsite at the Houston, TX early education center serving young children at JPMC Downtown Houston

Part-time Teachers - Downtown Houston Full Description

Part-time Teachers - Downtown Houston

Houston, Texas, United States of America, 77002
Teachers & Center Support
Part time

Grow your teaching career with 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 Bright Horizons Teacher.

Part-time positions are available with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers!

Our beautiful center is located

JPMC Downtown Houston

141 Fanning St

Houston, TX 77004

Responsibilities:

  • Create hands-on activities to meet the needs and interests of the children

  • 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

  • Related college-level early education course work or CDA is required

  • 1 year of professional experience teaching in child care, daycare, or preschool settings is preferred

  • CDA, Associate, or bachelor’s degree in early education or related field is preferred

  • Demonstrated knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) for children is required

Be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We’re changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.

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 early education/preschool child care center 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.

  • Frequently lift, carry, or hold children with a range of weight from 10 to 40 pounds; occasionally lift, carry, or hold weight more than 40 pounds

  • Demonstrate full range of motion to lift, reach, squat, climb, sit, and otherwise fully participate in activities

  • Respond immediately and appropriately to multiple or unexpected situations or emergencies

  • Maintain mental and physical alertness and an appropriate level of energy to perform essential job requirements

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 accommodation for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.

This position requires in-person work in the Houston, TX area.

Compensation:
The hourly rate for this position is between $15.85-$21.35 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.

Benefits: 
Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: 

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance 

  • Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave 

  • 401(k) retirement plan  

  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance 

  • Life insurance 

  • Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools 

  • Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program 

  • Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family 

  • Learn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellness 

Deadline to Apply:
Bright Horizons is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis.Compensation: $15.85-$21.35

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 RightsFamily 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 bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.