Extended Day Assistant, Early Childhood

3 openings available. Begins August 2026.

About the role

Pembroke Hill School is searching for energetic and creative individuals to serve as part-time Extended Day Assistants in the Extended Day program. This role supports the faculty and children in our Early Childhood program (ages 2-5), with duties including but not limited to supervising and maintaining a fun and safe environment for students, assisting in planning activities, and managing daily tasks.

Schedule

This is a part-time position with multiple shift options available during the school year (August through May), Monday-Friday:

• 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (1 opening)
• 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (2 openings)

Option to work in summer camps.

Pay

$15-16 per hour, depending on experience.

About Pembroke Hill School

Pembroke Hill School is an independent school in Kansas City, Missouri. We seek to fulfill our mission by recognizing that diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion are integral elements of school and community life. Our mission-inspired goal is together, cultivating each to be a global thinker and valuable member of the PHS community poised to acquire the academic and life skills that make a significant difference for all.

The school has over 100 years of history and currently serves approximately 1,200 students from Early Years through grade 12 on two campuses within a mile of each other.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and maintain a fun and safe environment for students
• Assist in planning activities
• Manage daily tasks

Requirements

• 1 year of experience working with young children
• High school diploma or equivalent

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods, including sitting on the floor for extended periods of time
• Ability to enter data into a computer, see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Physical ability to lift, carry and/or hold up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height
• Ability to occasionally balance, reach, bend, squat, stoop, or kneel
• Ability to climb stairs, walk, and occasionally run, if required