Assistant Teacher - PreKindergarten

## Description

Episcopal Day School is seeking a full-time Assistant Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The Assistant Teacher will join our Early Childhood Lower School faculty and report directly to the Lower School Director and Director of Auxiliary Programs. The Assistant Teacher will work as an integral part of the teaching team for their students.

**Major Responsibilities**

• Collaborate with the lead teacher(s) to support a positive learning environment.
• Partner with the lead teacher(s) and learning specialist to provide small group instruction in a variety of curricular areas.
• Work closely with the lead teacher to facilitate the smooth functioning of the academic day, including stepping into the lead teacher role as a substitute when necessary.
• Work in the Mustang Afterschool Program (MAP) as part of the extended day team.
• Perform other school duties including recess and lunch supervision.
• Participate in the full range of faculty activities, including faculty meetings, parent-teacher conferences, professional development, special events, etc.

## Qualifications
**Preferred Qualifications:**

• Must have at least 12 Early Childhood Education Units
• At least two years of paid or volunteer experience working with groups of children facilitating learning and supervising for safety.
• Strong developmental understanding of children ages 4-6 years old.
• Warmth, playfulness, and an ability to build rapport with children while retaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Excellent professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Flexible, collaborative, and a “how can I help?” attitude.
• Self-reflective and eager to participate in Episcopal Day’s work on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.

**Physical Requirements and Work Environment**

• Work in an active, fast-paced environment with various challenges, deadlines, and contacts.
• Must regularly move safely and comfortably over a large campus.
• May stand for extended periods of time (up to 4 hours per day).
• Work primarily in a traditional climate-controlled classroom environment and outside in cold and wet weather (80+ degrees).
• Ability to safely and occasionally lift up to 30 lbs. And regularly lift up to 10 lbs.
• Regularly sit, talk, walk, hear, and interact with students, parents, staff, and visitors.
• Regularly use close and distance vision.
• Able to climb stairs
• Turn, bend, reach, and occasionally use a step ladder.

**Compensation**

This hourly non-exempt position is for ten months of the calendar year, mid-August through mid-June. Hours of work are from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm with a required 1 hour unpaid meal break. Hourly rate of pay range is $28.00 - $35.00 per hour, depending on qualifications and experience.

**Episcopal Day School Mission Statement**

*The School’s mission is to inspire, through an academically challenging course of study, the intellectual curiosity, confidence, moral courage, and character that prepare students to be leaders of positive change in the world.*