Preschool Extended Care Assistant Part-Time

Waldorf School of the Peninsula (Preschool - Grade 12) is celebrating it's 41st year of bringing Waldorf education to Northern California. Our school has two beautiful campuses: Preschool through grade 5 in Los Altos and a few miles away in Mountain View are grades 6-12. Our school is a full member of and accredited by the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. WSP is dedicated to hiring dedicated and highly capable faculty and administration. We invest in our learning and growth to best serve the needs of our students, teachers, community, and each other.

We are seeking a part-time extended care teaching assistant for our preschool program at the Los Altos, CA campus. The Preschool Extended Care staff work closely with the program director as a team, to provide a warm, playful and safe neighborhood-style experience for our students in preschool during after school hours. This role is an hourly, part-time school year position of approximately 15-20 hours per week, with possible work opportunities during school breaks and summers, when camps are offered. Availability Monday through Friday 3 pm - 6pm is required, and from 8:00 am on select days when school is closed but Extended Care is offered.

Excellent, professional interpersonal skills are required as well as the ability to multitask and take ownership of a wide range of children’s needs, indoor and outdoor activities, and housekeeping duties. Areas of responsibility include tracking student arrivals and departures, supervision and support of student activities and social interactions, communication with parents, and a variety of daily housekeeping duties including organization and management of materials and classroom space, food preparation, laundry and cleaning tasks.

The ideal candidate will have a loving and playful, yet authoritative presence with children. He or she will be fluid and flexible in an ever-changing landscape, yet able and willing to maintain the rhythms and routines that are in place to support this fluidity for the children. Experience working with kindergarten and elementary-age children is required, as is the ability to be in physical movement such as walking, bending, lifting approximately 25lbs, squatting, and playing for the majority of the work day. Staff are expected to be safety conscious and able to solve problems with discernment, while maintaining confidentiality of student, familial and organizational information.

Extended Care staff enjoy a supportive and collaborative environment, frequent interactions with parents, teachers, and students, as well as an interesting variety of daily challenges. The role is ideal for an individual with strong leadership capacities who has an interest in teaching and Waldorf Education.

Actual weekly schedules are determined by the Extended Care Director based upon program needs in consultation with staff.

Compensation range for this position is $24-$25 an hour.

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We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.