Assistant Educator - Early Childhood Education, Per Diem

MaineGeneral Health

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11 Medical Center Parkway Augusta, ME Until 10/5/2026 1+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted August 6, 2026 Last posted August 6, 2026
Job description

Job Description Summary:

MaineGeneral Health. We’re With You. Be With Us.

MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities.

If you are looking for the opportunity to support your friends, family, and your community through your work at MaineGeneral Health...Come be with us.

Job Description:

The Role: Assistant Educator – Early Childhood Education

The Assistant Educator provides support to Early Childhood Education team, providing care for infants through preschool aged children.

The Opportunity:

The Early Learning Center provides services to approximately 68 early learners ranging in ages from 6 weeks to 5 years next door to the Alfond Center for Health as well as our 40 Glenridge Drive location in Augusta.

The Work:

Fosters a safe, nurturing, comfortable environment through clear, positive and encouraging words and actions.


Provides for the health and safety of children to ensure constant supervision of the entire group of children as assigned.


Assists with activities to meet children's physical, intellectual, social, cultural, creative and emotional needs.

You Have:

• Fingerprinting verification through the State of Maine required
• At least 1 year of Early Childhood Education experience preferred
• Previous leadership or management experience preferred
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills
• Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills

Compensation Information:

$15.10 - $26.43

The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.


Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Job Exempt:

No

Benefits:


Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.


Physical Wellness:

We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.


Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.


Financial Wellness:

  • Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
  • We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability  Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

About this role

Summary

Support early childhood education team, caring for children and promoting development.

Job title

Assistant Educator - Early Childhood Education

Experience level

1+ years

Minimum experience

1+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Augusta, ME; remote work not allowed

Salary

$0k–$0k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

fingerprinting verificationteamworkcommunicationcritical thinking

Preferred skills

leadershipmanagement

Specializations

childcareearly childhoodeducationsafetyemotional development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

On-site