Job Posting: Preschool, Assistant Teacher
La Coccinelle Preschool in Calgary, Alberta, seeks a passionate French Language Preschool Assistant Teacher to join our team. If you are dedicated to early childhood education and fluent in French, we would love to hear from you!
About La Coccinelle Preschool
La Coccinelle Preschool is a French language early childhood education program based on teaching, nurturing and balancing the “whole” child. We value and foster cognitive, emotional, and social as well as fine and gross motor development. We believe that choice and free play is also very important. Children have a natural impulse to explore and create. At La Coccinelle Preschool we want to empower children and offer positive learning development through a variety of different “guided” play opportunities. La Coccinelle Preschool’s main goal is to assist children through their development as a “whole child.” In September 2026, La Cocinelle will be expanding its offerings to include a French language daycare program.
Type: Annual renewable 10-month full-time contracts (i.e., summers off)
Start Date: Wednesday August 26, 2026
Hours: 40 hours per week with classes running Monday to Friday 7:30-3:30pm with an hour paid lunch.
Responsibilities:
Program Development and Implementation:
- Support Lead Teacher in the development, planning and implementation of a developmentally appropriate French immersion preschool program.
- Support the planning and implementation of activities to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual, creative and social needs of students
- Ensure classroom equipment is clean, well-maintained, and safe.
- Collaborate with the Lead Teacher to plan monthly schedules, including culturally appropriate programs and literacy concepts and to implement them.
- Be knowledgeable about emergency procedures.
- Supervise and coordinate activities for Parent Helpers.
Student Supervision and Development:
- Ensure students are supervised at all times and ratios are met.
- Provide various experiences and activities, such as songs, games, and storytelling.
- Build students' self-esteem and comfort them as needed.
- Establish routines and provide positive guidance.
- Implement positive discipline in accordance with the Preschool’s Child Discipline Policy.
- Communicate effectively with children.
- Monitor each child's progress and provide feedback to the parents.
- Integrate special needs children positively and respectfully.
- Ensure no Parent Helper has unsupervised access to students.
Parent Communication:
- Discuss student development with parents during volunteer days or as necessary.
- Address identified problems and needs with the lead preschool teacher and/or Director.
- Promote literacy and early education.
- Keep parents informed of monthly programming and activities.
Program Administration:
- Assist in maintaining accurate and confidential student files and administrative records.
- Participate in orientation meetings and staff training.
- Assist in planning and executing class programs, field trips, and special events.
- Advise the Director to procure any classroom materials needed.
- Ensure compliance with the Child Care Licensing Act.
Professional Development:
- Set short- and long-term professional development goals with the Director and/or Board annually.
- Participate in workshops, conferences, and coursework.
- Ensure all legal certification requirements are met under the Child Care Licensing Act.
Communication:
- Report safety or regulatory shortcomings to the Lead Preschool teacher or Director immediately.
- Communicate challenges, opportunities, or deficiencies to the appropriate Lead Preschool teacher or Director.
- Inform the Lead teacher, Director and Chair or Vice-Chair of planned absences and find parent volunteers to cover absences.
- Pass on information, concerns, and requests from parents to the Lead teacher or Director.
- Refer parents to communicate directly with the appropriate Board member or Director when necessary.
Leadership and Mentorship:
- Foster a positive working relationship with the Lead Preschool Teacher and La Coccinelle Daycare team.
- Provide guidance to Parent Volunteers as needed.
- Assume the duties of Lead Preschool Teacher when (s)he is absent.
- Provide substitute daycare support as needed
- In the event that a staff member from the daycare team is absent the teacher assistant may be asked to help in the daycare program as needed.
Qualifications:
- Education: Level 1 or Level 2 Early Childhood Educator Certificate.
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience in early childhood education, with a focus on French language instruction.
- Language Skills: Fluency in French (spoken and written), competency in English is required.
- Software Skills: Microsoft office and Zoom
- Leadership: Proven leadership and collaboration skills.
- Passion: A genuine passion for working with young children and fostering their development.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Health spending allocation
- Professional development days
- Vacation time over winter and spring breaks
- Summers off
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
How to Apply:
Please submit your resume and cover letter to by July 31, 2026. We look forward to welcoming a new member to our La Coccinelle Preschool family!
Pay: $16.00-$30.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- Do you have an Alberta Early Childhood Education level 2 certificate?
Work Location: In person
