Bilingual Spanish-Speaking Co-Educator Preschool or Toddler

About Our Beginning School

Our Beginning School is a Reggio Emilia-inspired early learning community serving children from infancy through Pre-K. We believe children are capable, curious, creative thinkers who learn through relationships, exploration, inquiry, and the Hundred Languages of Children.

We are seeking a warm, thoughtful, and collaborative Bilingual Spanish-Speaking Co-Educator to join our Preschool or Older Toddler classroom.

This is a role for someone who is curious, reflective, and excited to learn alongside children as an educator-researcher.

The Role

As a Co-Educator, you will work collaboratively with your teaching team and Pedagogista to create a beautiful, engaging, and responsive learning environment.

You will:

• Build warm, respectful relationships with children and families.
• Communicate with children in both Spanish and English, naturally integrating Spanish throughout the day.
• Observe, listen to, and document children's thinking, questions, interests, and learning.
• Participate in the Cycle of Inquiry through observation, interpretation, planning, provocation, documentation, and reflection.
• Develop experiences and provocations based on children's interests, questions, and emerging inquiries.
• Create Learning Stories and contribute to children's portfolios and pedagogical documentation.
• Maintain the beauty, organization, and intentionality of the classroom environment as the Third Teacher.
• Support children's independence, creativity, relationships, and expression through the Hundred Languages.
• Participate with children during family-style meals, outdoor play, community walks, and the daily rhythms of the classroom.
• Maintain active supervision and follow all health, safety, licensing, and school requirements.
• Participate in professional development, reflective practice, research, and ongoing coaching.
• Collaborate with Co-Educators, Pedagogistas, Atelieristas, Hundred Language Educators, and other members of our school community.

Qualifications

• Fluent or highly proficient in Spanish and English.
• Experience working with toddlers and/or preschool-age children.
• Genuine joy and curiosity about working with young children.
• Interest in or experience with the Reggio Emilia approach.
• Ability to observe, reflect, document, and think deeply about children's learning.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Dependable, professional, flexible, and receptive to coaching and feedback.
• Ability to meet Washington State/DCYF requirements for employment in a licensed early learning program.

Who Will Thrive Here

We are looking for an educator who sees teaching as more than delivering activities. Someone who wonders, “What are the children thinking? What are they trying to understand? What might we offer next?”

If you believe children and adults can learn alongside one another, value collaboration, and are excited to bring the Spanish language naturally into a Reggio Emilia-inspired classroom, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits Include:

• 100% paid health, dental and vision
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• 401K
• Paid Winter Break (last week of December)
• Paid Professional Days
• Employee Assistance Program 

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a classroom environment with young children (infants–5/6 years) 
• Frequent sitting on the floor, kneeling, squatting, bending, twisting, turning, reaching overhead/shoulder, and standing 
• Ability to lift, carry, and safely assist young children (up to 45 lbs.) 
• Ability to walk and move quickly, and respond to children’s needs 
• Ability to actively engage in both indoor and outdoor environments in varying weather conditions 
• Ability to maintain visual and audio supervision of children at all times- including active supervision.
• Ability to hear and respond to children and environmental sounds
• Ability to sustain energy and engagement throughout a full workday
• Ability to enter data on keyboards/computers

Average Weights by Age (for reference):

• 1 year (infants/toddlers): ~20–25 lbs 
• 2 years: ~25–30 lbs 
• 3 years: ~30–35 lbs 
• 4 years (Pre-K): ~35–40 lbs 
• 5 years (Pre-K/Kindergarten): ~40–45 lbs