Early Childhood Assistant and After School Care Lead
Early Childhood Assistant and After School Care Lead
Job Category: Early Childhood
Opening Statement
Share your warmth, enthusiasm, and love for educating children at Eastside Community School by helping build their strengths in cognitive, physical, and social development skills. Bring your positivity, organization and effective communication skills to work in partnership with a thriving faculty and a highly engaged parent body. Collaborate supportively and flexibly with colleagues.
About
Eastside Community School is nestled on five acres in the Sammamish Plateau area of Issaquah, Washington. We serve students from Parent-and-Child through Grade 8. As a WECAN Associate Member and Washington State licensed Early Childhood Center, we are seeking a passionate and dedicated Early Childhood Assistant Teacher for immediate placement. Join our joyous school community!
At ECS, our faculty circle engages deeply with how to keep our teaching alive and dynamic, encouraging “living thinking” to inspire new ideas in our students, faculty, and community. With the stability of an established community and the pioneering spirit of a relatively new Board and identity, we are uniquely positioned to draw on the strength of the past while exploring what it truly means to be a Waldorf inspired school in today’s world. We aim to go beyond labels or dogma to meet the lived experiences of our students each day.
Essential Job Duties
- Warm Demeanor: The ideal candidate exudes warmth and fosters a positive and caring environment in the classroom, ensuring all students feel welcome and supported.
- Schedule: Part-time on-site, with typical expectations of a school program outside of school hours, including occasional evening and weekend work for events such as festivals, parent evenings, open houses, weekly faculty meetings, etc.
- Child Guidance: Lead children by example and with positive guidance, while kindly maintaining strong boundaries.
- Safety: Care for and protect the safety of students. Follow program health, safety, and emergency procedures.
- Classroom Support: Work effectively with the lead Early Childhood teacher, supporting them throughout the daily activities and rhythm, while providing and maintaining a clean and organized classroom.
- Lead a small after school care program.
- Licensing Requirements: Complete state licensing pre-service and annual teacher requirements including, but not limited to a background check and fingerprinting, WA State food handler permit, and Child First Aid/CPR.
- Inclusivity: Foster healthy working relationships with coworkers and practice inclusion and cohesiveness with all members of the early childhood faculty team.
- Methodology: Follow our Waldorf inspired approach to class rhythms and teaching methods.
- Special Events: Exhibit flexibility, preparation, and participation around festival days and other special occasions.
- Guidance Acceptance: Accept guidance and supervision.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Early Childhood teaching or childcare experience required
- Ability to meet Washington State requirements for a licensed program required
- Waldorf certificate and/or Waldorf teaching experience preferred
Employment Details
Compensation
Salary is commensurate with experience and teaching certification. Pay range: $20.00 – $27.30 / hr. Benefits include dental, vision, and health insurance, partial tuition remission, and the possibility for professional development support and mentoring.
Recruitment and screening of applications are ongoing until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration we encourage candidates to complete and submit applications promptly. Please note that ECS reserves the right — and may exercise the option — to make a hiring decision prior to the conclusion of the recruitment process.
Our intentional and cohesive faculty and administration are deeply committed to providing our students with an exemplary Waldorf-inspired education. We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to Eastside Community School.
To Apply
Send Resume with one paragraph about your interest in this position to jobs@eastsidecommunityschool.org
For more information, please visit http://www.EastsideCommunitySchool.org.
