As AppleTree Christian Learning Centers adds another two locations in West Michigan, the company has plans to hire another 70 employees, about 30 of whom will be teachers and another 30 teachers' aides.
AppleTree, which serves as a daycare, a preschool and a before/after school childcare facility for children ages six weeks to 12 years, has 12 locations throughout West Michigan. The company recently broke ground on a new venue on Cascade Road in Forest Hills and breaks ground on Mon., June 18 on a new facility on the East Beltline near Knapp St. NE (3100 Learning Lane, Grand Rapids).
Each location will employ 15 teachers, 15 teachers' aides, three administrative staff to oversee the management of the learning center, plus cooks and bus drivers, says owner and founder Bridgett Tubbs. She adds that about 75 percent of the jobs are full-time positions.
"We have our own program to help children develop socially, emotionally and academically," Tubbs says. "From the time they're infants, they're learning baby sign language and they keep on learning throughout the time they're here. We're looking for peoples who have experience working with children; we love moms that are getting back into the workforce and moms with young children."
Tubbs says the teachers must be certified to teach in Michigan and the administrators need Bachelor degrees. She says the corporate culture is one where every decision is based on what's best for the children.
AppleTree Christian Learning Centers began in 1997 and has some 420 employees corporate-wide.
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Source: Bridgett Tubbs, AppleTree Christian Learning Centers
Writer: Deborah Johnson Wood, Development News Editor
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