Preschool Extended Care Assistant Part-Time
About The Position
We are seeking a part-time extended care teaching assistant for our preschool program at the Los Altos, CA campus beginning August 2026. 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.
Requirements
- Excellent, professional interpersonal skills
- Ability to multitask
- Ability to take ownership of a wide range of children’s needs, indoor and outdoor activities, and housekeeping duties
- Experience working with kindergarten and elementary-age children
- Ability to be in physical movement such as walking, bending, lifting approximately 25lbs, squatting, and playing for the majority of the work day
- Safety consciousness
- Ability to solve problems with discernment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of student, familial and organizational information
- Availability Monday through Friday 3 pm - 6pm
- Availability from 8:00 am on select days when school is closed but Extended Care is offered
Nice To Haves
- Interest in teaching
- Interest in Waldorf Education
- Strong leadership capacities
Responsibilities
- Tracking student arrivals and departures
- Supervision and support of student activities and social interactions
- Communication with parents
- Daily housekeeping duties including organization and management of materials and classroom space
- Food preparation
- Laundry and cleaning tasks
Benefits
- Supportive and collaborative environment
- Frequent interactions with parents, teachers, and students
- Interesting variety of daily challenges
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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